Ordinary Time
Monday, October 11, 2027
On Monday, October 11, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St John XXIII.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Elijah Raises the Son of the Widow of Zarephath · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St John XXIII
(1881–1963) Angelo Roncalli, peasant of Bergamo, army chaplain, diplomat who saved Jewish refugees in the war, and the aged 'interim pope' who convoked the Second Vatican Council. His Journal of a Soul records sixty years of one resolve: obedience and peace.
Saint John XXIII, good pope of the open windows, pray that we meet the world with hope.
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
Isa 46:4
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 11, 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 October 11, 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 11, 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 11, 2027?
St John XXIII. (1881–1963) Angelo Roncalli, peasant of Bergamo, army chaplain, diplomat who saved Jewish refugees in the war, and the aged 'interim pope' who convoked the Second Vatican Council. His Journal of a…
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