Holy Week
Friday, March 26, 2027
On Friday, March 26, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Holy Week and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Ludger of Münster.
Liturgical color: Red · Good Friday — fasting and abstinence
Day 6 of Holy Week this year, with 1 day to go.
Giorgione · The Adoration of the Shepherds · 1510 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Ludger of Münster
(c. 742–809) Frisian missionary trained at York under Alcuin, who evangelized the Saxons Charlemagne had conquered, preferring persuasion to the sword. First bishop of Münster, he founded the abbey of Werden and died after preaching twice that Sunday.
Saint Ludger, gentle missionary, pray that we win hearts without force.
About Holy Week
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and carries the Church through the Passion. Its last three days — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday — form the Paschal Triduum, the single unbroken liturgy at the centre of the year.
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
Matt 16:24
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on March 26, 2027?
Red, the color of Holy Week. 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 March 26, 2027 in?
Holy Week. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and carries the Church through the Passion. Its last three days — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday — form the Paschal Triduum, the single unbroken liturgy at the centre of the year.
Is March 26, 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 March 26, 2027?
St Ludger of Münster. (c. 742–809) Frisian missionary trained at York under Alcuin, who evangelized the Saxons Charlemagne had conquered, preferring persuasion to the sword. First bishop of Münster, he founded the abbey…
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