Easter
Monday, April 26, 2027
On Monday, April 26, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Easter and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Rafael Arnáiz Barón.
Liturgical color: White
Day 30 of Easter this year, with 20 days to go.
Francisco de Zurbarán · Agnus Dei · 1640 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Rafael Arnáiz Barón
(1911–1938) Spanish architecture student who entered the Trappist abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas, forced out three times by acute diabetes and returning each time as a simple oblate. His notebooks on God's absence and sweetness rank with the mystics. He died at twenty-seven.
Saint Rafael, oblate of the impossible, pray for all whose plans keep failing toward God.
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
Heb 13:8
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on April 26, 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 26, 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 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 April 26, 2027?
St Rafael Arnáiz Barón. (1911–1938) Spanish architecture student who entered the Trappist abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas, forced out three times by acute diabetes and returning each time as a simple oblate. His notebooks on…
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