Ordinary Time
Thursday, September 23, 2027
On Thursday, September 23, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Pio of Pietrelcina.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Pio of Pietrelcina
Gustave Doré · The Death of Agag · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
Memorial
St Pio of Pietrelcina
(1887–1968) Italian Capuchin friar. Bore the stigmata for fifty years. Heard confessions until the day before his death and founded the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Padre Pio, scarred and steady, pray for the heavy confessors of our age.
A memorial is an obligatory commemoration of a saint.
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 white?
White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
Verse of the day
Ps 138:8
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on September 23, 2027?
White, for the memorial of St Pio of Pietrelcina. White is worn at Christmas and Easter, and on feasts of the Lord, Mary, and saints who were not martyred. It is the color of joy and of light.
What liturgical season is September 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 September 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 September 23, 2027?
St Pio of Pietrelcina. (1887–1968) Italian Capuchin friar. Bore the stigmata for fifty years. Heard confessions until the day before his death and founded the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a hospital in San Giovanni…
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