Ordinary Time
Saturday, July 18, 2026
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Camillus de Lellis.
Liturgical color: Green
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Saint of the day
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St Camillus de Lellis
(1550–1614) Six-foot-six mercenary and gambler who lost everything at cards, converted, and founded the Ministers of the Sick, whose red cross his nurses wore onto battlefields — the first field medical service. A wound in his leg pained him all his life.
Saint Camillus, gambler turned nurse, pray that we serve the sick as we would serve Christ.
About Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Why green?
Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
Verse of the day
Matt 5:6
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on July 18, 2026?
Green, the color of Ordinary Time. Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
What liturgical season is July 18, 2026 in?
Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Is July 18, 2026 a holy day of obligation in the United States?
No. In the United States the holy days of obligation are Mary, Mother of God (1 January), the Assumption (15 August), All Saints (1 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), and Christmas (25 December); the Ascension is observed on a Thursday or the following Sunday depending on the diocese.
Which saint is celebrated on July 18, 2026?
St Camillus de Lellis. (1550–1614) Six-foot-six mercenary and gambler who lost everything at cards, converted, and founded the Ministers of the Sick, whose red cross his nurses wore onto battlefields — the first field…
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