30/11/2025
✝️I THOUGHT PURPLE WAS FOR LENT, SO WHY DO WE USE IT FOR ADVENT? THE HIDDEN MEANING WILL SHOCK YOU😳🤔
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Most Catholics think purple means one thing:
Lent.
Penance.
Sorrow.
Grief.
So naturally people ask:
“Why on earth are we using purple during Advent, a season of joy, lights, Christmas songs, and hope?”
Here is the truth…
A truth so deep and so beautiful that once you understand it, you will never look at Advent the same way again.
✝️ 1. Purple Is Not the Color of Sadness, It Is the Color of Royal Arrival
Purple is the ancient color of kings, empires, and thrones.
It was rare, expensive, and reserved for royalty.
Advent uses purple because the Church is doing one thing:
Preparing for the arrival of the King.
Not just the Baby in Bethlehem,
but the King of Glory who will return at the end of time.
Advent is royal preparation.
A throne-room season.
A countdown to the coming of Christ.
✝️ 2. Advent and Lent Share a Secret: Both Are Seasons of Preparation
Lent prepares us for the Cross.
Advent prepares us for the Coming.
Both say the same thing:
“Get your heart ready.”
But here is the difference:
Lent prepares us through penance that leads to Calvary.
Advent prepares us through hope that leads to Bethlehem.
Same color.
Different tone.
Different destination.
✝️ 3. Advent Isn’t “Mini-Christmas”, It Is a Wake-Up Call
Many think Advent is just four weeks of:
👉 Decorations
👉 Carols
👉 Festivities
But spiritually, Advent is a holy alarm clock:
“Wake up! The Lord is coming!”
Purple reminds us that we are not waiting for Santa…
We are waiting for the Judge, the Bridegroom, the King.
It is a season of joyful expectation,
but also serious preparation.
✝️ 4. The First Half of Advent Is Actually About the Second Coming
This is the part Catholics often forget:
The first two weeks of Advent are not about Bethlehem.
They are about the Second Coming.
The Church is not looking at the manger yet.
She is looking at the clouds, waiting for