Ordinary Time
Monday, August 2, 2027
On Monday, August 2, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Peter Julian Eymard.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · The Child Moses on the Nile · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Peter Julian Eymard
(1811–1868) French priest, first a Marist, who founded the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament to make perpetual adoration the center of priestly and lay life. He prepared Paris ragpickers' children for First Communion and counted Rodin among his admirers.
Saint Peter Julian, apostle of the Eucharist, pray that adoration order our days.
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
John 1:1
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 2, 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 August 2, 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 August 2, 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 August 2, 2027?
St Peter Julian Eymard. (1811–1868) French priest, first a Marist, who founded the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament to make perpetual adoration the center of priestly and lay life. He prepared Paris ragpickers'…
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