Ordinary Time
Thursday, October 1, 2026
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Gustave Doré · David Attacks the Ammonites · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Thérèse of the Child Jesus
(1873–1897) French Carmelite who died at twenty-four of tuberculosis. Her autobiography Story of a Soul taught the 'little way' — holiness in small acts of love faithfully repeated. Doctor of the Church.
Little Thérèse, teach us your little way — small acts of love repeated until they are everything.
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
Heb 13:2
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 1, 2026?
White, for the memorial of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus. 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 October 1, 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 October 1, 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 October 1, 2026?
St Thérèse of the Child Jesus. (1873–1897) French Carmelite who died at twenty-four of tuberculosis. Her autobiography Story of a Soul taught the 'little way' — holiness in small acts of love faithfully repeated. Doctor of the…
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