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Ordinary Time

Thursday, October 7, 2027

On Thursday, October 7, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary.

Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple by Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré · Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple · 1866 · public domain

Saint of the day

Memorial

Our Lady of the Rosary

Instituted after the Christian fleet's victory at Lepanto in 1571, attributed to rosaries prayed across Europe. The fifteen mysteries (now twenty) walk through Christ's life with Mary's contemplation.

Mother of the Rosary, walk every decade with us today.

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

Luke 1:42

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Frequently asked

What liturgical color is worn on October 7, 2027?

White, for the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2027?

Our Lady of the Rosary. Instituted after the Christian fleet's victory at Lepanto in 1571, attributed to rosaries prayed across Europe. The fifteen mysteries (now twenty) walk through Christ's life with Mary's…

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