Ordinary Time
Monday, October 4, 2027
On Monday, October 4, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Francis of Assisi.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Francis of Assisi
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Saint of the day
Memorial
St Francis of Assisi
(1181–1226) Son of a Italian cloth merchant who heard 'rebuild my Church' from the crucifix at San Damiano. He founded the Franciscans, received the stigmata, and wrote the Canticle of the Sun. Patron of ecology.
Saint Francis, make us instruments of your peace: where there is hatred, sow love.
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 145:9
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 4, 2027?
White, for the memorial of St Francis of Assisi. 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 October 4, 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 October 4, 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 October 4, 2027?
St Francis of Assisi. (1181–1226) Son of a Italian cloth merchant who heard 'rebuild my Church' from the crucifix at San Damiano. He founded the Franciscans, received the stigmata, and wrote the Canticle of the Sun.…
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