Easter
Friday, April 16, 2027
On Friday, April 16, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Easter and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Bernadette Soubirous.
Liturgical color: White
Day 20 of Easter this year, with 30 days to go.
Rembrandt · Belshazzar's Feast · 1638 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Bernadette Soubirous
(1844–1879) Miller's daughter of Lourdes, asthmatic and unlettered, to whom the Virgin appeared eighteen times in 1858, saying: I am the Immaculate Conception. She hid from fame in the convent of Nevers, where her body remains incorrupt.
Saint Bernadette, unlettered witness, pray that we tell what we have seen and no more.
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
Ps 30:11
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on April 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2027?
St Bernadette Soubirous. (1844–1879) Miller's daughter of Lourdes, asthmatic and unlettered, to whom the Virgin appeared eighteen times in 1858, saying: I am the Immaculate Conception. She hid from fame in the convent of…
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