Ordinary Time
Monday, September 21, 2026
On Monday, September 21, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
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Saint of the day
Feast
St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
Tax collector at Capernaum who left his table at Christ's call. Author of the Gospel that opens the New Testament, structured around five great discourses to a Jewish-Christian audience.
Saint Matthew, who left the tax table to follow, give us courage to leave what holds us.
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
Matt 9:13
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 21, 2026?
Red, for the feast of St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist. 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist. Tax collector at Capernaum who left his table at Christ's call. Author of the Gospel that opens the New Testament, structured around five great discourses to a Jewish-Christian…
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