Ordinary Time
Thursday, August 26, 2027
On Thursday, August 26, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Teresa of Jesus Jornet.
Liturgical color: Green
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Saint of the day
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St Teresa of Jesus Jornet
(1843–1897) Catalan teacher who founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, opening fifty-eight houses in her lifetime for the old whom no one wanted. Spain names her patroness of old age; her sisters still die where they serve, at the bedside.
Saint Teresa Jornet, daughter to the abandoned, pray that no one grow old unloved.
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
Jas 1:17
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on August 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 2027?
St Teresa of Jesus Jornet. (1843–1897) Catalan teacher who founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, opening fifty-eight houses in her lifetime for the old whom no one wanted. Spain names her patroness of old age;…
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