Ordinary Time
Friday, January 29, 2027
On Friday, January 29, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Gildas the Wise.
Liturgical color: Green
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Saint of the day
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St Gildas the Wise
(c. 500–570) British monk and historian, author of On the Ruin of Britain, which scourged the vices of kings and clergy after the Roman withdrawal. He ended his days as a hermit and abbot at Rhuys in Brittany, revered as a father of Celtic monasticism.
Saint Gildas, unsparing truth-teller, pray that we hear correction with humility.
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
Neh 8:10
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on January 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 2027?
St Gildas the Wise. (c. 500–570) British monk and historian, author of On the Ruin of Britain, which scourged the vices of kings and clergy after the Roman withdrawal. He ended his days as a hermit and abbot at Rhuys in…
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