Ordinary Time
Monday, February 8, 2027
On Monday, February 8, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Josephine Bakhita.
Liturgical color: Green
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Saint of the day
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St Josephine Bakhita
(c. 1869–1947) Sudanese woman kidnapped into slavery as a child and sold five times. Freed in Italy, she became a Canossian sister for fifty years, saying of her kidnappers: 'If I met them, I would kneel and kiss their hands.'
Saint Josephine, freed and forgiving, pray for all still enslaved.
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 133:1
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on February 8, 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 February 8, 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 February 8, 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 February 8, 2027?
St Josephine Bakhita. (c. 1869–1947) Sudanese woman kidnapped into slavery as a child and sold five times. Freed in Italy, she became a Canossian sister for fifty years, saying of her kidnappers: 'If I met them, I would…
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