Ordinary Time
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Frumentius.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Cyrus Restores the Vessels of the Temple · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Frumentius
(d. c. 383) Syrian boy shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast and enslaved at the Aksumite court, where he rose to tutor the future king. Freed, he asked Athanasius for a bishop for Ethiopia; Athanasius consecrated Frumentius himself — the apostle Ethiopia calls Abba Salama.
Saint Frumentius, apostle out of shipwreck, pray that our disasters become missions.
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
Isa 30:15
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
St Frumentius. (d. c. 383) Syrian boy shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast and enslaved at the Aksumite court, where he rose to tutor the future king. Freed, he asked Athanasius for a bishop for Ethiopia; Athanasius…
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