Ordinary Time
Saturday, January 23, 2027
On Saturday, January 23, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Marianne Cope.
Liturgical color: Green
Sandro Botticelli · Madonna of the Pomegranate · c. 1487 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Marianne Cope
(1838–1918) German-born Franciscan of Syracuse, New York, who led six sisters to Hawaii in 1883 to nurse those with leprosy. She ran the Molokai settlement after Damien's death, promising her sisters none would contract the disease. None did.
Saint Marianne, mother of the outcast, pray that we touch what others fear.
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
Matt 5:14
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on January 23, 2027?
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 January 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2027?
St Marianne Cope. (1838–1918) German-born Franciscan of Syracuse, New York, who led six sisters to Hawaii in 1883 to nurse those with leprosy. She ran the Molokai settlement after Damien's death, promising her sisters…
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