Ordinary Time
Monday, November 8, 2027
On Monday, November 8, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Elizabeth of the Trinity.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · The Triumph of Mordecai · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Elizabeth of the Trinity
(1880–1906) Carmelite of Dijon, a gifted pianist who found her music in silence, dead of Addison's disease at twenty-six. Her prayer O my God, Trinity whom I adore and her doctrine of the indwelling God — 'praise of glory' — made her a modern mystic Doctor in all but name.
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity, praise of glory, pray that we find heaven in the soul.
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
Ps 100:4
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 8, 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 2027?
St Elizabeth of the Trinity. (1880–1906) Carmelite of Dijon, a gifted pianist who found her music in silence, dead of Addison's disease at twenty-six. Her prayer O my God, Trinity whom I adore and her doctrine of the indwelling…
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