Catholic liturgical calendar
October 2026
Every day of October 2026: the celebration, the liturgical color, and US holy days of obligation. Tap a day for its saint, readings references and the meaning of the color.
| Date | Celebration | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 1 | St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (memorial) | White |
| Fri Oct 2 | Holy Guardian Angels (memorial) | White |
| Sat Oct 3 | St Théodore Guérin (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sun Oct 4 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Oct 5 | St Faustina Kowalska (optional memorial) | Green |
| Tue Oct 6 | St Bruno (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Oct 7 | Our Lady of the Rosary (memorial) | White |
| Thu Oct 8 | St Pelagia of Antioch (optional memorial) | Green |
| Fri Oct 9 | St Denis and Companions (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sat Oct 10 | St Francis Borgia (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sun Oct 11 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Oct 12 | St Wilfrid of York (optional memorial) | Green |
| Tue Oct 13 | St Edward the Confessor (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Oct 14 | St Callistus I (optional memorial) | Green |
| Thu Oct 15 | St Teresa of Ávila (memorial) | White |
| Fri Oct 16 | St Margaret Mary Alacoque (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sat Oct 17 | St Ignatius of Antioch (memorial) | Red |
| Sun Oct 18 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Oct 19 | Sts John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions (memorial) | Red |
| Tue Oct 20 | St Paul of the Cross (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Oct 21 | St Hilarion (optional memorial) | Green |
| Thu Oct 22 | St John Paul II (optional memorial) | Green |
| Fri Oct 23 | St John of Capistrano (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sat Oct 24 | St Anthony Mary Claret (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sun Oct 25 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Oct 26 | St Cedd (optional memorial) | Green |
| Tue Oct 27 | St Frumentius (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Oct 28 | Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles (feast) | Red |
| Thu Oct 29 | St Narcissus of Jerusalem (optional memorial) | Green |
| Fri Oct 30 | St Alphonsus Rodríguez (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sat Oct 31 | St Wolfgang of Regensburg (optional memorial) | Green |
General Roman Calendar with US holy days of obligation; local calendars may add celebrations — check your parish.