Faith & Life Grade 8 · Chapter 8 · The Church Sanctifying: Worship
What Color Today?
The color of the priest’s vestments and the altar cloths tells you what the Church is celebrating. Once students know the colors, they can tell the season the moment they walk into church.
Explore the idea
Read each day and choose the color the priest would wear. Ask students what the color means before revealing the answer.
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Discuss the connection
What color will the priest wear this Sunday? Why do you think the Church uses color, not just words, to teach?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 8, Chapter 8 (“The Church Sanctifying: Worship”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
How to use this tool
Watch this short walkthrough to see how to use this tool in class.