Ordinary Time · updated 7 November 2026
Today's liturgical color: Green
Green · the color of Ordinary Time
Today is Saturday, November 7, 2026. The Catholic Church is in Ordinary Time, and the liturgical color is green. The Church celebrates St Willibrord.
Today in the liturgical calendar
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Saint of the day
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St Willibrord
(c. 658–739) Northumbrian monk, apostle of Frisia and first archbishop of Utrecht, who founded the abbey of Echternach in Luxembourg, where a dancing procession still honors him each Whit Tuesday. He labored fifty years amid pagan reprisals and ruined churches.
This season
- November, the month of the Holy SoulsEternal Rest, Psalm 130, and the Nov 1–8 cemetery indulgence
- Saturday's Rosary: The Joyful MysteriesPrayed on Mondays and Saturdays
What Ordinary Time is
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.
Coming up
- Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseSunday, November 22
- The Immaculate ConceptionTuesday, December 8 · holy day of obligation in the US
- Gaudete SundaySunday, December 13
- The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Friday, December 25 · holy day of obligation in the US
Frequently asked
What is the liturgical color today?
Today, Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Catholic liturgical color is green, the color of Ordinary Time.
What liturgical season is it right now?
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.
What color are the vestments today?
Green, the color of Ordinary Time. Green is worn through Ordinary Time. It is the color of growth and of hope.
Is today a holy day of obligation?
No.
Which saint is celebrated today?
St Willibrord.
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