Ordinary Time
Friday, November 12, 2027
On Friday, November 12, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is red. The Church celebrates St Josaphat.
Liturgical color: Red · for the memorial of St Josaphat
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Saint of the day
Memorial
St Josaphat
(c. 1580–1623) Basilian monk and archbishop of Polotsk who labored for the union of the Ruthenian church with Rome. Cut down by an axe at Vitebsk crying 'I am here, my children,' he was the first Eastern saint formally canonized by a pope.
Saint Josaphat, martyr for unity, pray that East and West breathe together again.
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 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
Col 3:15
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 12, 2027?
Red, for the memorial of St Josaphat. 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 November 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2027?
St Josaphat. (c. 1580–1623) Basilian monk and archbishop of Polotsk who labored for the union of the Ruthenian church with Rome. Cut down by an axe at Vitebsk crying 'I am here, my children,' he was the first…
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