Ordinary Time
Sunday, November 1, 2026
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates All Saints.
Liturgical color: White · for the solemnity of All Saints
Gustave Doré · Ezra Reads the Law to the People · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Solemnity
All Saints
A feast of all the blessed in heaven — known and unknown, canonized and uncanonized. The crowd no one can number from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue (Rev 7).
Holy women and men, all the saints of God, pray for us — every one of us still on the way.
A solemnity is the highest rank of celebration in the calendar.
This season
- All Saints' DayIts meaning, its customs, and how it ties to All Souls
- November, the month of the Holy SoulsEternal Rest, Psalm 130, and the Nov 1–8 cemetery indulgence
- 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 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
Matt 5:8
Read it in context — the whole Catholic Bible is in the app, offline and free.
Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 1, 2026?
White, for the solemnity of All Saints. 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 November 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 November 1, 2026 a holy day of obligation in the United States?
Yes — All Saints' Day — a holy day of obligation in the United States.
Which saint is celebrated on November 1, 2026?
All Saints. A feast of all the blessed in heaven — known and unknown, canonized and uncanonized. The crowd no one can number from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue (Rev…
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