Indian Consigners Beautiful Gold Silver Alter Square for Sacred Places Triple Pentagram Moon Altar Cloth (Purple, 45 by 45 CMS/18x18 inches)

Triple Moon Pentagram Purple Altar Cloth

Violet altar cloths are used to represent suffering, mourning and penitence. It is used during the season of Lent, when Catholic worshippers often give up worldly pleasures and make an extra effort to give up vices, in honour of Christ's sacrifice. It is also used during Advent, except for the third Sunday of the season, when it is replaced with pink. Other occasions for purple throughout the year include Rotation days, Ember days and vigils. Also, bishops, archbishops and patriarchs of the church traditionally dress in purple.

Triple Moon Pentagram RedAltar Cloth

During feasts of the martyrs, feasts of The Passion, Palm Sunday and Pentecost, the altar cloth and vestment is red, symbolising fire and blood to represent the sacrifice of martyrs. The educational forum Catholic Online also notes that red is the colour worn by church cardinals in regular, non-liturgical settings.

Triple Moon Pentagram Green Altar Cloth

Green altar cloths and vestments are used in standard Catholic masses, between seasons of celebration and special observances. Specifically, the altar is decorated in green after the Epiphany and after Pentecost. Green is indicative of plants and trees, representing growth and hope for life eternal.