Ordinary Time
Saturday, November 20, 2027
On Saturday, November 20, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Edmund the Martyr.
Liturgical color: Green
Gustave Doré · Daniel among the Exiles · 1866 · public domain
Saint of the day
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St Edmund the Martyr
(c. 841–869) King of East Anglia defeated by the Great Heathen Army, who refused to renounce Christ or rule as a Danish puppet. Bound to a tree, shot with arrows, and beheaded, he was England's first patron; Bury St Edmunds grew around his shrine.
Saint Edmund, king faithful in defeat, pray that we lose everything before we lose Christ.
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
John 4:35
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Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on November 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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 20, 2027?
St Edmund the Martyr. (c. 841–869) King of East Anglia defeated by the Great Heathen Army, who refused to renounce Christ or rule as a Danish puppet. Bound to a tree, shot with arrows, and beheaded, he was England's first…
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