Ordinary Time
Monday, September 14, 2026
On Monday, September 14, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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Saint of the day
Feast
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by St Helena in the 4th century and the recovery of the relic from Persia by the emperor Heraclius in the 7th. The Cross is shown not as a defeat but as a throne.
We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your Cross you have redeemed the world.
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
Gal 6:14
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 14, 2026?
Red, for the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 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 September 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2026?
the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by St Helena in the 4th century and the recovery of the relic from Persia by the emperor Heraclius in the 7th. The Cross is shown not as a defeat but as a…
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