Ordinary Time
Thursday, January 21, 2027
On Thursday, January 21, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Agnes.
Liturgical color: Red · for the memorial of St Agnes
Raphael · The Holy Family with a Lamb · 1507 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Agnes
(c. 291–304) A Roman girl of twelve or thirteen who refused marriage to consecrate herself to Christ. Killed during the Diocletian persecution. The name Agnes recalls the Latin agnus, lamb.
Saint Agnes, lamb of Christ, pray for the purity and bravery of the young.
A memorial is an obligatory commemoration of a saint.
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
Prov 3:6
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on January 21, 2027?
Red, for the memorial of St Agnes. 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 January 21, 2027 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 January 21, 2027 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 January 21, 2027?
St Agnes. (c. 291–304) A Roman girl of twelve or thirteen who refused marriage to consecrate herself to Christ. Killed during the Diocletian persecution. The name Agnes recalls the Latin agnus,…
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