However, on some occasions that are heavily associated with Advent, such as the Rorate Mass (but not on Sundays), white is used. On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, rose may be used instead, referencing the rose used on Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent. During the Nativity Fast, red is used by Eastern Christianity, although gold is an alternative color.
fissure. 1. Anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes. 2. a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus. 3. a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development. [ â²fishÂ·Ér ].
Anal fissures are small tears in the skin of the anus. The usual cause of anal fissures is trauma from the passage of very hard or large stools, but they may also be caused by constipation, straining during bowel movements, chronic diarrhea, and childbirth. Anal fissures are very common. They can be acute (healing in < 8-weeks) or chronic (not healed after 8 to 12-weeks).