Ordinary Time
Thursday, June 3, 2027
On Thursday, June 3, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Charles Lwanga and Companions.
Liturgical color: Red · for the memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions
Gustave Doré · Cain Slays Abel · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Charles Lwanga and Companions
(d. 1885–1887) Twenty-two young men in the royal court of Buganda (modern Uganda) who refused King Mwanga's sexual demands and confessed Christ. Burned alive on the road to Namugongo. Their witness sparked a mass movement of conversions.
Holy martyrs of Uganda, pray for the youth Church across all Africa.
A memorial is an obligatory commemoration of a saint.
About Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
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
Zech 4:6
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on June 3, 2027?
Red, for the memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions. 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 June 3, 2027 in?
Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the Church's ordered counting of weeks — 'ordinal', not 'ordinary' in the sense of plain. It falls in two stretches, after the Christmas season and after Pentecost, and it is where most of the Gospel is read straight through, Sunday by Sunday.
Is June 3, 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 June 3, 2027?
St Charles Lwanga and Companions. (d. 1885–1887) Twenty-two young men in the royal court of Buganda (modern Uganda) who refused King Mwanga's sexual demands and confessed Christ. Burned alive on the road to Namugongo. Their witness…
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