Ordinary Time
Monday, October 18, 2027
On Monday, October 18, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Luke, Evangelist.
Liturgical color: Red · for the feast of St Luke, Evangelist
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Saint of the day
Feast
St Luke, Evangelist
Companion of Paul, author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Tradition calls him a physician and an artist. The Gospel of Luke is the gospel of mercy and of the outsider.
Saint Luke, beloved physician, pray for every doctor, nurse, and caregiver.
A feast ranks below a solemnity and above a memorial.
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 red?
Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
Verse of the day
Luke 4:18
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on October 18, 2027?
Red, for the feast of St Luke, Evangelist. Red is worn on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, at Pentecost, and on the feasts of martyrs: the color of both fire and blood.
What liturgical season is October 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2027?
St Luke, Evangelist. Companion of Paul, author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Tradition calls him a physician and an artist. The Gospel of Luke is the gospel of mercy and of the…
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