Ordinary Time
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles
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Saint of the day
Feast
Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles
Simon the Zealot and Jude (Thaddaeus), apostles whose names appear together in the lists. Tradition takes them as joint missionaries to Persia, where both were martyred. Jude's letter closes the New Testament's general epistles.
Saint Jude, patron of difficult cases, pray for our most stubborn worries.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
This season
- Novenas being prayed todayNovena 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 red?
Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
Verse of the day
Exod 14:14
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 28, 2026?
Red, for the feast of Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles. Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
What liturgical season is October 28, 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 28, 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 28, 2026?
Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles. Simon the Zealot and Jude (Thaddaeus), apostles whose names appear together in the lists. Tradition takes them as joint missionaries to Persia, where both were martyred. Jude's letter closes the New…
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