Easter
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
On Wednesday, April 14, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Easter and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Lydwine of Schiedam.
Liturgical color: White
Day 18 of Easter this year, with 32 days to go.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (after) · Landscape with the Fall of Icarus · 1560 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Lydwine of Schiedam
(1380–1433) Dutch girl injured in an ice-skating fall at fifteen who never recovered, suffering thirty-eight years of increasing disease. She offered it all for the sins of others, ate almost nothing, and became patroness of the chronically ill.
Saint Lydwine, patient in long illness, pray for all whose suffering has no end in sight.
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
2 Cor 5:17
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on April 14, 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 April 14, 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 April 14, 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 April 14, 2027?
St Lydwine of Schiedam. (1380–1433) Dutch girl injured in an ice-skating fall at fifteen who never recovered, suffering thirty-eight years of increasing disease. She offered it all for the sins of others, ate almost…
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