Ordinary Time
Saturday, November 7, 2026
On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Willibrord.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Esther Before the King · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Willibrord
(c. 658–739) Northumbrian monk, apostle of Frisia and first archbishop of Utrecht, who founded the abbey of Echternach in Luxembourg, where a dancing procession still honors him each Whit Tuesday. He labored fifty years amid pagan reprisals and ruined churches.
Saint Willibrord, apostle of the Low Countries, pray that we plant what others will water.
This season
- November, the month of the Holy SoulsEternal Rest, Psalm 130, and the Nov 1–8 cemetery indulgence
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
Ps 100:1
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 7, 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 November 7, 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 7, 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 November 7, 2026?
St Willibrord. (c. 658–739) Northumbrian monk, apostle of Frisia and first archbishop of Utrecht, who founded the abbey of Echternach in Luxembourg, where a dancing procession still honors him each Whit Tuesday. He…
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