Ordinary Time
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Paul of the Cross.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · The Death of Jezebel · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Paul of the Cross
(1694–1775) Genoese mystic who saw in vision the black habit with the badge of the Passion and founded the Passionists, preaching Christ crucified in missions across the Papal States for fifty years, with forty-five years of interior desolation hidden beneath.
Saint Paul of the Cross, herald of the Passion, pray that the Cross be our book.
This season
- Novenas being prayed todayNovena to St. Jude
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
Rev 3:20
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 20, 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 October 20, 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
St Paul of the Cross. (1694–1775) Genoese mystic who saw in vision the black habit with the badge of the Passion and founded the Passionists, preaching Christ crucified in missions across the Papal States for fifty years,…
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