Ordinary Time
Saturday, August 1, 2026
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Alphonsus Liguori.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Alphonsus Liguori
Domenico Ghirlandaio · The Calling of the First Apostles · 1481 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Alphonsus Liguori
(1696–1787) Italian lawyer turned bishop and Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists; his Moral Theology balanced rigorism with pastoral mercy. Patron of confessors and moral theologians.
Saint Alphonsus, doctor of moral theology, soften our judgment and sharpen our mercy.
A memorial is an obligatory commemoration of a saint.
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 white?
White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
Verse of the day
2 Cor 5:7
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 1, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Alphonsus Liguori. White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
What liturgical season is August 1, 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 August 1, 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 August 1, 2026?
St Alphonsus Liguori. (1696–1787) Italian lawyer turned bishop and Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists; his Moral Theology balanced rigorism with pastoral mercy. Patron of confessors and moral…
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