Ordinary Time
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
On Wednesday, June 23, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Joseph Cafasso.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Joseph Cafasso
(1811–1860) Turin priest and moral theologian, confessor to the condemned who accompanied over sixty men to the gallows — he called them his hanged saints. Teacher and guide of John Bosco, he directed half the priests of Piedmont from a confessional.
Saint Joseph Cafasso, priest of the gallows, pray that no one die unconsoled.
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
Matt 7:12
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on June 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2027?
St Joseph Cafasso. (1811–1860) Turin priest and moral theologian, confessor to the condemned who accompanied over sixty men to the gallows — he called them his hanged saints. Teacher and guide of John Bosco, he…
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