Ordinary Time
Monday, August 10, 2026
On Monday, August 10, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Lawrence.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Lawrence
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Saint of the day
Feast
St Lawrence
(d. 258) Roman deacon martyred under Valerian. When the prefect demanded the Church's treasures, Lawrence presented the poor of Rome: 'Behold the treasures.' Tradition says he was roasted on a gridiron.
Saint Lawrence, deacon of the poor, pray for every deacon and almoner in the Church.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
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 red?
Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
Verse of the day
Ps 139:14
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 10, 2026?
Red, for the feast of St Lawrence. Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
What liturgical season is August 10, 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 10, 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 10, 2026?
St Lawrence. (d. 258) Roman deacon martyred under Valerian. When the prefect demanded the Church's treasures, Lawrence presented the poor of Rome: 'Behold the treasures.' Tradition says he was roasted on a…
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