Introibo- with Flowers

In anticipation of Gaudete Sunday, I post a variety of arrangements I have made in the past incorporating various shades of rose.   Rose vestments come in a variety of colors from a pale apricot to a rich raspberry.  Here are a few examples: Solemnis maniple and chalice veil Slabbinck chasuble with apricot damask and red orphrey Solemnis chasuble in raspberry damask Sacra Domus Aurea stole, maniple and chalice veil   18th century chasuble from 'Shades of Rosacea' Toomey Avignon (Easter egg) pink chasuble with violet orphrey Solemnis gothic chasuble Is there a proper shade of rose for Gaudete and Laudete? From what I can tell, not exactly. Shawn Tribe writes an interesting post Shades of Rosacea:  On the Litrugucal Colour Rose, which you can find  here .  In it he recommends certain shades over others but gives no definitive answer to this question.  For altar flowers for Laetare and Gaudete, here are some samples of past arrangements. But above a...

Processional litter and altar flowers for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.  Ave Maria! White oriental lilies, alstromeria, carnations, wild heather, with magnolia, redwood, camelia and pittosporum greens.

"Who shall find a valiant woman?  far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands. She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar. And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens. She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm. She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night. She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor."  Proverbs 31: 10-20 It has always been my intention to write a...