Easter, fifty days of joy.
Easter is not one Sunday but fifty days: from the empty tomb on Easter morning (Mark 16:6) to the Day of Pentecost, kept as one long feast of the resurrection.
The days ahead
- The Easter VigilSaturday 27 March 2027 White or gold
- Easter DaySunday 28 March 2027 White or gold
- The Day of PentecostSunday 16 May 2027 Red
- The Easter VigilSaturday 15 April 2028 White or gold
- Easter DaySunday 16 April 2028 White or gold
- The next dates appear here as the calendar turns.
What each tradition wears
- Roman Catholic
- White.
- Episcopal
- White or gold.
- Lutheran
- White.
- Methodist
- White and gold.
The Day of Pentecost, the fiftieth day, is red.
Choosing
The white stole, with its gold cross, wheat and vine leaves, or the white simple cross stole. The same white serves Christmas and feasts of the Lord other than of his Passion, and in Episcopal use, weddings and funerals.
Sources: The Roman Missal, General Instruction ch. VI, ยงยง346 to 347 (USCCB); Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, Liturgical Colors & Seasons; Nebraska Synod (ELCA), The Colors of the Church Year; UMC.org, Colors, liturgical.
