Ordinary Time
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Jerome.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Jerome
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Saint of the day
Memorial
St Jerome
(c. 347–420) Dalmatian priest, Doctor of the Church, and translator of the Latin Vulgate. He retired to a cave near Bethlehem and worked for years on the Hebrew Old Testament. 'Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.'
Saint Jerome, translator of the Word, pray that we love Scripture and not just argue from it.
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
Ps 103:20
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 30, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Jerome. 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026?
St Jerome. (c. 347–420) Dalmatian priest, Doctor of the Church, and translator of the Latin Vulgate. He retired to a cave near Bethlehem and worked for years on the Hebrew Old Testament. 'Ignorance of Scripture…
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