Ordinary Time
Wednesday, November 17, 2027
On Wednesday, November 17, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is white. The Church celebrates St Elizabeth of Hungary.
Liturgical color: White · for the memorial of St Elizabeth of Hungary
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Saint of the day
Memorial
St Elizabeth of Hungary
(1207–1231) Hungarian princess and queen of Thuringia, widowed at twenty. She gave away her dower to feed the poor and entered the Third Order of St Francis. Died at twenty-four.
Saint Elizabeth, queen who served bread to the poor, sit at our table 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
Gal 6:9
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 17, 2027?
White, for the memorial of St Elizabeth of Hungary. 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 November 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2027?
St Elizabeth of Hungary. (1207–1231) Hungarian princess and queen of Thuringia, widowed at twenty. She gave away her dower to feed the poor and entered the Third Order of St Francis. Died at…
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