Ordinary Time
Thursday, June 17, 2027
On Thursday, June 17, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Albert Chmielowski.
Liturgical color: Green
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Saint of the day
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St Albert Chmielowski
(1845–1916) Polish insurgent who lost a leg at seventeen, then a celebrated painter who abandoned art to live among Kraków's homeless as Brother Albert, founding the Albertine Brothers and Sisters. John Paul II wrote a play about him, Our God's Brother.
Saint Albert, brother of the destitute, pray that we give not things but ourselves.
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 green?
Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
Verse of the day
1 Cor 13:13
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on June 17, 2027?
Green, the color of Ordinary Time. Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
What liturgical season is June 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2027?
St Albert Chmielowski. (1845–1916) Polish insurgent who lost a leg at seventeen, then a celebrated painter who abandoned art to live among Kraków's homeless as Brother Albert, founding the Albertine Brothers and Sisters.…
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