Ordinary Time
Thursday, August 27, 2026
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Monica.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Monica
Gustave Doré · The Israelites Cross the Jordan River · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Monica
(c. 331–387) North African mother whose long years of tears and prayer brought her son Augustine to faith. She died at Ostia on the journey home, after months of conversation with her son about the eternal city.
Saint Monica, who prayed thirty years for her son, pray for every long-suffering parent.
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
1 Pet 3:15
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 27, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Monica. 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
St Monica. (c. 331–387) North African mother whose long years of tears and prayer brought her son Augustine to faith. She died at Ostia on the journey home, after months of conversation with her son about the…
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