Today in the Church
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time in the Ordinary Time season.
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Daily readings
References only. Read the full Mass readings at the official source.
Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32 (136) Pss II
Liturgical information should be verified with your diocese or official calendar for local observances.
Suggested prayer
Offer the day to the Lord and ask for grace to live faithfully.
Suggested devotion
Open the official readings and keep one phrase with you today.
Seasonal practice
Practice one concrete act of humility, patience, or charity.
Fasting and abstinence
Fasting, abstinence, and obligation details can vary by date, country, and local calendar.
Upcoming holy days
Nov 1
All Saints, observed in the liturgical calendar for the United States.
Verify obligation status with your diocese.
Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.
Dec 25
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), observed in the liturgical calendar for the United States.
Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the United States.
Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.
Dec 29
Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord in the Christmas season.
Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the United States.
Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.
Dec 30
Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord in the Christmas season.
Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the United States.
Based on the USCCB Liturgical Calendar PDFs for the Dioceses of the United States of America. Verify local observances with your diocese.
Family prayer idea
Name one grace from today's liturgical day and ask the Lord to help your home receive it.
Works of mercy
Let today's prayer become one concrete act of charity.
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