Ordinary Time
Monday, August 24, 2026
On Monday, August 24, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Bartholomew, Apostle.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle
Diego Velázquez · The Adoration of the Magi · 1619 · public domain
Saint of the day
Feast
St Bartholomew, Apostle
Identified with Nathanael of John's gospel. Christ called him 'an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.' Tradition takes him to Armenia, where he was flayed and beheaded.
Saint Bartholomew, in whom there was no guile, pray for plain honesty among friends.
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
Col 3:17
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 24, 2026?
Red, for the feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle. 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2026?
St Bartholomew, Apostle. Identified with Nathanael of John's gospel. Christ called him 'an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.' Tradition takes him to Armenia, where he was flayed and…
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