Despite my appreciation and respect for Lutheran liturgical sensibilities, I always feel a sense of disgust every year when Reformation Sunday rolls around.
If there’s any liturgical color associated with that day it should be black.
No Catholic in his right mind should celebrate it. At all.
It should be black, associated with death. I look at Luther in those terms. He sounded the death knell in his "creation" of Protestantism. Non-Catholics are NOT "protesting" anymore but the name lingers on and on and on.
The Episcopalians began their slide (my opinion only) with female priests and now allow same-gender marriage. What's next? I shudder to think.
The Reformation was a tragedy. If there is to be a common prayer, it should be one of penance and celebrated with black vestments.
Catholics in their right mind should celebrate The error of their ways was exposed and a chance for making amendment was presented. The lesson sank in for some at least