[Magdalen] Two questions for the assembled multitude

[Marion Thompson]

I think Sarum Blue is nice.  Good to differentiate from Lenten purple.  
There is a penitential quality to Advent, but it is also preparatory, as 
Scott has said.

Isn't the Body regarded as sufficient?  But how lopsided it felt when 
during SARS in Toronto we only received the Body?!

Marion, a pilgrim


On 11/27/2016 9:47 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> 1. We use purple, but I've been a member of parishes that used blue. I
> think the main reason is to differentiate Advent from Lent and
> emphasize each season's particular emphases and character rather than
> regarding Advent as another Lent, essentially. Doesn't mean Advent
> isn't penitential at all (penitence is part of preparation). But
> there's more of a joyful expectation, and those who use blue sometimes
> explain that the blue expresses that expectation (and some might say
> it reflects Mary's expectation, and blue is often considered a Marian
> color). One clue about the BCP's take on this is in the opening
> versicle and response of The Holy Eucharist, where a special set is
> given "in Lent and other penitential occasions." If they meant Advent
> to be one of those occasions, wouldn't they have simply said, "In
> Advent, Lent, and other penitential occasions"? So Advent isn't
> primarily penitential, but it is preparatory. I'm OK with purple, but
> I understand the use of blue.
>
> 2. Some may know of a theological reason for Body before Blood, but I
> think it might just be the practical notion that generally one eats,
> then drinks. And it's the same order in which Our Lord is said to have
> given these things to those at table. However, the BCP (in one of the
> Articles, I think) teaches that to receive just one or the other is to
> receive the full Sacrament
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Arthur Laurent <ALaurent at npr.org> wrote:
>> My two (or three) questions for this Sunday:
>>
>> 1.  When did the Episcopal Church begin using Blue instead of Purple as the color for Advent? Why Blue?
>>
>> 2.   Why does the Body come before the Blood not only in consecration, but in consuming, as well?  Why not the other way around (sometimes or always)?
>>
>> Thanks for any enlightenment.
>>
>> Arthur
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