Ordinary Time
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
On Tuesday, November 24, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions.
Liturgical color: Red · for the memorial of St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
Gustave Doré · Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
(d. 1745–1862) Vietnamese priest, twice ransomed by his people and finally beheaded in 1839, honored with 117 martyrs of Vietnam — bishops, priests, catechists, farmers, a mother of six — from a persecution that killed uncounted thousands.
Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and companions, martyrs of Vietnam, pray for the Church that grew from your blood.
A memorial is an obligatory commemoration of a saint.
This season
- November, the month of the Holy SoulsEternal Rest, Psalm 130, and the Nov 1–8 cemetery indulgence
- Novenas being prayed todayNovena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
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
Rev 19:6
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 24, 2026?
Red, for the memorial of St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions. 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 November 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 November 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 November 24, 2026?
St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions. (d. 1745–1862) Vietnamese priest, twice ransomed by his people and finally beheaded in 1839, honored with 117 martyrs of Vietnam — bishops, priests, catechists, farmers, a mother of six — from a…
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