Ordinary Time
Saturday, July 3, 2027
On Saturday, July 3, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Thomas, Apostle.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Thomas, Apostle
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Saint of the day
Feast
St Thomas, Apostle
Called Didymus, 'the Twin.' Famous for needing to see the risen Christ before he would believe — and then making the highest confession in the gospels: 'My Lord and my God.' Tradition takes him to India.
Saint Thomas, who needed to see — pray for every honest doubter and weary believer.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
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
Matt 7:7
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on July 3, 2027?
Red, for the feast of St Thomas, Apostle. 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 July 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 July 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 July 3, 2027?
St Thomas, Apostle. Called Didymus, 'the Twin.' Famous for needing to see the risen Christ before he would believe — and then making the highest confession in the gospels: 'My Lord and my God.' Tradition takes him to…
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