In medieval England, it was customary for the duration of Lent to shroud all statues, crosses, and altars in the "Lenten array" of unbleached linen. By the seventeenth century, throughout the Latin Church, images were commonly veiled in purple from Passiontide until Holy Saturday. Our tradition at Our Lady of Walsingham is to combine both customs: from Ash Wednesday on, everything is veiled in violet, save the Calvary at the High Altar and the Stations of the Cross; on Maundy Thursday, white veils replace the purple; and on Good Friday all is shrouded in black.

Ash Wednesday throughout Lent:

• All statuary is veiled by covering in purple.

• Processional cross veiled by covering in purple.

• The images of St. Catharine and St. Lawrence on the Reredos are veiled in purple.

• The central crucifixion scene is not veiled or draped.

• The Stations of the Cross are not veiled or draped or covered in any way.

• The image of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Holy House Chapel is not covered but is draped or shrouded with purple.

• The great icon in the Martyr's Chapel is draped in purple.

• The pietà is veiled in purple.

• The narthex crucifix is covered by purple veil.

Maundy Thursday:

• All statuary is veiled by covering in unbleached linen or white veils.

• Any processional cross is veiled by covering in white.

• The images of St. Catharine and St. Lawrence on the Reredos are veiled in white or unbleached linen. The central crucifixion scene is not veiled or draped.

• The Stations of the Cross are not veiled or draped or covered in any way.

• The image of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Holy House Chapel is covered in white.

• The great icon in the Martyr's Chapel is covered in white.

• The pietà is covered in white.

• The narthex crucifix remains veiled in purple.

Good Friday:

• Everything is veiled and covered in black except for the Stations of the Cross.

• This includes the great icon in the Martyrs' Chapel and the image of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Holy House Chapel.

• However, the Stations are not covered in black veils, but it might be appropriate to surround them with black around the frames.