Ordinary Time
Friday, September 11, 2026
On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Jean-Gabriel Perboyre.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Israelite Women Mourn with Jephthah's Daughter · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
(1802–1840) French Vincentian missionary in Hubei, betrayed for silver by a catechumen during persecution, dragged through twenty interrogations, and strangled on a cross-shaped gibbet at Wuchang — the first saint canonized of China's martyrs.
Saint Jean-Gabriel, conformed to the Cross, pray for the Church in China.
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 green?
Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
Verse of the day
Ps 104:24
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 11, 2026?
Green, the color of Ordinary Time. Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
What liturgical season is September 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 September 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 September 11, 2026?
St Jean-Gabriel Perboyre. (1802–1840) French Vincentian missionary in Hubei, betrayed for silver by a catechumen during persecution, dragged through twenty interrogations, and strangled on a cross-shaped gibbet at Wuchang —…
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