Ordinary Time
Monday, August 9, 2027
On Monday, August 9, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Ivan Aivazovsky · Walking on Water · 1888 · public domain
Saint of the day
Feast
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
(1891–1942) Edith Stein. Jewish German philosopher, atheist convert, Carmelite nun, and martyr at Auschwitz. She died in the gas chambers with her sister Rosa. Co-patron of Europe.
Saint Teresa Benedicta, daughter of Israel and Carmel, pray for our scarred century.
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
Ps 8:4
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 9, 2027?
Red, for the feast of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. 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 August 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2027?
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. (1891–1942) Edith Stein. Jewish German philosopher, atheist convert, Carmelite nun, and martyr at Auschwitz. She died in the gas chambers with her sister Rosa. Co-patron of…
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