7. Liturgical Music and Vestments
The spirit of Lent is also expressed in the liturgical music. Special lenten tones and melodies are used for responses at litanies, for the "Alleluias" and the hymns of the Presanctified Liturgy. Slow, deep and solemn, these melodies provoke in us a longing for purity, and also the sadness for not living up to the "pristine beauty" for which we were created....
And finally, as an external symbol of this state of repentance, preparation and humility, dark purple vestments are used in the Church.