Ordinary Time
Saturday, October 24, 2026
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Anthony Mary Claret.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Sennacherib's Army Is Destroyed · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Anthony Mary Claret
(1807–1870) Catalan weaver's son who preached ten thousand sermons across Catalonia, founded the Claretians, and as archbishop of Santiago de Cuba regularized thousands of marriages and survived assassination. He died exiled in a French Cistercian abbey.
Saint Anthony Claret, tireless herald, pray that we wear out rather than rust out.
This season
- Novenas being prayed todayNovena to St. Jude, Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
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
2 Tim 4:7
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2026?
St Anthony Mary Claret. (1807–1870) Catalan weaver's son who preached ten thousand sermons across Catalonia, founded the Claretians, and as archbishop of Santiago de Cuba regularized thousands of marriages and survived…
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