From Baltimore-
Red is the predominant liturgical color for ordinations of Episcopal priests and white for ritual ceremonies, like the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6.
But since both events happen the same day at the Church of the Redeemer, in Homeland, Dottie Hopkins, head of the altar guild, had a question after the Sunday service Jan. 2.
“What color are we Thursday?” Hopkins asked the Rev. Cristina Paglinauan, a transitional deacon and associate rector.
“We’re white,” Paglinauan answered, “because it’s Epiphany, and Epiphany takes precedence over ordinations.”
That may not be definitive, she explained later, but she couldn’t imagine any Episcopal bishop decreeing otherwise.
The Feast of the Epiphany marks the visit of the wise men to Jesus and the end of the Christmas season for Christians.
But the ordination is for Paglinauan.
Paglinauan (pronounced pag-li-NOW-an), a Bryn Mawr School and Harvard University graduate of Philippine descent, who grew up Roman Catholic in a family of doctors, will be ordained an Episcopal priest at the church of 900 to 1,000 famiies, 5603 N. Charles St., at 7 p.m.
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http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/110651/former-roman-catholic-be-ordained-episcopal-priest/
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