Someone moans that someone lights the pink Advent candle on the wrong week.
Someone asks why that's wrong as that's what they do.
Someone explains about Gaudete Sunday.
Someone asks why it isn't pink for the Blessed Virgin Mary, because she's a girl.
A QI viewer points out that in Victorian times it was pink for boys and yellow polka dot for girls.
Someone asks if that's Gaudete like the Steeleye Span song.
Someone says they use all red candles cos Martin Luther did.
Someone tells them they'll go to hell in that case.
Someone says how can other people be arguing about the colour of candles when jellyfish are quite literally washing up on beaches with their stomachs full of gold glitter?
Someone asks whether it's humanly possible to think about two or more things, of varying importance, at the same time.
Someone mentions poverty is more important than candles, and is accused of virtue signalling. If there's any justice.
Someone points out that it's not pink, it's rose.
Someone makes a joke about being fond of rosé.
Someone runs a witty poll.
Someone writes a satirical blog post.
Someone points out that actually liturgical colours are really important because they bring the rhythms of salvation into the earthly calendar of life and death.
Someone says they only get to wear the rose chasuble twice a year and they're gonna match with the candle or die.
On Sunday, the vicar lights the purple candle, saving the pink one till next week. Cos the congregation says it's for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Who's a girl.
I don’t recall all this fuss over coloured candles in previous Advents. Is it because of climate change or Brexit?
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That's another comment that happens every year, could be added into the post!
DeleteThe (Methodist) church where I was preaching this morning had an unusual advent wreath: four white candles around a single red one. I'm still trying to work out the theology behind it.
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