Ordinary Time
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates Our Lady of Sorrows.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
Gustave Doré · Samson and Delilah · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
Our Lady of Sorrows
Kept the day after the Exaltation of the Cross. The Stabat Mater is sung in many places. The seven sorrows of Mary — from Simeon's prophecy to the burial of Jesus — structure the devotion.
Mother of Sorrows, stand near every grieving heart tonight.
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
2 Cor 4:17
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 15, 2026?
White, for the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. 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 September 15, 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 15, 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 15, 2026?
Our Lady of Sorrows. Kept the day after the Exaltation of the Cross. The Stabat Mater is sung in many places. The seven sorrows of Mary — from Simeon's prophecy to the burial of Jesus — structure the…
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