Easter
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
On Tuesday, March 30, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Easter and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St John Climacus.
Liturgical color: White
Day 3 of Easter this year, with 47 days to go.
Jacob Jordaens · The Four Evangelists · 1625 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St John Climacus
(c. 579–649) Abbot of Sinai after forty years as a hermit, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, the manual of thirty steps from renunciation to love that is still read entire in Eastern monasteries every Lent. His name means John of the Ladder.
Saint John of the Ladder, guide of climbers, pray that we ascend one rung at a time.
About Easter
Easter is not one day but fifty, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost. It is the longest festal season in the calendar, and the Alleluia returns to everything.
Why white?
White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
Verse of the day
1 Pet 2:24
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on March 30, 2027?
White, the color of Easter. White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
What liturgical season is March 30, 2027 in?
Easter. Easter is not one day but fifty, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost. It is the longest festal season in the calendar, and the Alleluia returns to everything.
Is March 30, 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 30, 2027?
St John Climacus. (c. 579–649) Abbot of Sinai after forty years as a hermit, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, the manual of thirty steps from renunciation to love that is still read entire in Eastern monasteries…
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