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Arch Kansas City in KansasDo you know why Catholic churches veil statues and sacred images with purple cloth during the last couple weeks of Lent?
This tradition, observed from the fifth Sunday of Lent through Holy Saturday, serves as a visual cue for us to enter a deeper period of reflection and anticipation. By covering these familiar objects and symbols, the Church invites us to focus more intently on the Passion of Christ, preparing our hearts for the solemn events of Holy Week and the joy of Easter. The color purple represents the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.
As Father Chris Vorderbruggen explains, “During Passiontide, veils are drawn—not to conceal Christ, but to ready our hearts for the mystery of His suffering and glory.”
