Ordinary Time
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Clare of Assisi.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Clare of Assisi
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Saint of the day
Memorial
St Clare of Assisi
(1194–1253) Disciple of St Francis and founder of the Poor Clares. She defended absolute poverty for her sisters with such firmness that the pope let her have what no other women's order had: a Rule of her own.
Saint Clare, mirror of poverty, draw us back to what is essential.
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
Matt 14:27
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 11, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Clare of Assisi. 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 2026?
St Clare of Assisi. (1194–1253) Disciple of St Francis and founder of the Poor Clares. She defended absolute poverty for her sisters with such firmness that the pope let her have what no other women's order had: a Rule…
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