Ordinary Time
Friday, September 18, 2026
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Joseph of Cupertino.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · The Levite Carries the Woman's Body Away · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Joseph of Cupertino
(1603–1663) Apulian Franciscan, slow at studies and dismissed as useless, who passed his ordination exam on the one text he knew. His raptures lifted him off the ground before hundreds of witnesses; patron of students, examinees, and flyers.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino, lifted by love, pray for slow students and all who sit exams.
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
Isa 40:31
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
St Joseph of Cupertino. (1603–1663) Apulian Franciscan, slow at studies and dismissed as useless, who passed his ordination exam on the one text he knew. His raptures lifted him off the ground before hundreds of witnesses;…
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