Ordinary Time
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Jane Frances de Chantal.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Jane Frances de Chantal
Gustave Doré · The Firstborn of the Egyptians Are Slain · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Jane Frances de Chantal
(1572–1641) Widowed baroness, mother of four, who under Francis de Sales founded the Visitation order for women too frail or old for existing convents. She governed eighty-six monasteries and said of prayer: the best method is to have none.
Saint Jane Frances, widow and foundress, pray for those who begin again in grief.
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
Heb 12:1
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 12, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Jane Frances de Chantal. 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2026?
St Jane Frances de Chantal. (1572–1641) Widowed baroness, mother of four, who under Francis de Sales founded the Visitation order for women too frail or old for existing convents. She governed eighty-six monasteries and said of…
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