Liturgical calendar 2027
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Christmas and Epiphany fall on the same dates every year. Easter moves, and Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Ascension Day and Pentecost move with it. In 2026 Easter is Sunday, April 5, and Advent begins on Sunday, November 29. In 2027 Easter is Sunday, March 28.
These dates follow the Western calendar that Protestant and Roman Catholic churches share. Eastern Orthodox churches date Easter by a different calendar. A church that does not keep the whole church year can still use the dates of Easter and Advent to plan its preaching and its bulletins.
2026
| Date | Day | Season | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 6 | Epiphany The visit of the wise men to the child Jesus, from Matthew 2, kept on January 6 every year. | Epiphany | White |
| Wednesday, February 18 | Ash Wednesday The first day of Lent, 46 days before Easter. | Lent | Purple |
| Sunday, March 29 | Palm Sunday Jesus enters Jerusalem, from Matthew 21, and Holy Week begins. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Thursday, April 2 | Maundy Thursday The Last Supper, the night before the crucifixion. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Friday, April 3 | Good Friday The crucifixion of Jesus. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Sunday, April 5 | Easter Sunday The resurrection of Jesus, and the day the other moving dates are counted from. | Easter | White |
| Thursday, May 14 | Ascension Day Jesus is taken up into heaven, from Acts 1, on the Thursday 39 days after Easter. | Easter | White |
| Sunday, May 24 | Pentecost The Holy Spirit comes on the church, from Acts 2, on the seventh Sunday after Easter. | Pentecost | Red |
| Sunday, May 31 | Trinity Sunday The Sunday after Pentecost. | Ordinary Time | White |
| Saturday, October 31 | Reformation Day The day in 1517 that Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses, which many churches mark on the last Sunday of October. | Ordinary Time | Red |
| Sunday, November 29 | First Sunday of Advent The fourth Sunday before Christmas, when the church year starts. | Advent | Violet |
| Thursday, December 24 | Christmas Eve The evening before Christmas Day. | Christmas | Gold |
| Friday, December 25 | Christmas Day The birth of Jesus. | Christmas | Gold |
2027
| Date | Day | Season | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 6 | Epiphany The visit of the wise men to the child Jesus, from Matthew 2, kept on January 6 every year. | Epiphany | White |
| Wednesday, February 10 | Ash Wednesday The first day of Lent, 46 days before Easter. | Lent | Purple |
| Sunday, March 21 | Palm Sunday Jesus enters Jerusalem, from Matthew 21, and Holy Week begins. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Thursday, March 25 | Maundy Thursday The Last Supper, the night before the crucifixion. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Friday, March 26 | Good Friday The crucifixion of Jesus. | Holy Week | Crimson |
| Sunday, March 28 | Easter Sunday The resurrection of Jesus, and the day the other moving dates are counted from. | Easter | White |
| Thursday, May 6 | Ascension Day Jesus is taken up into heaven, from Acts 1, on the Thursday 39 days after Easter. | Easter | White |
| Sunday, May 16 | Pentecost The Holy Spirit comes on the church, from Acts 2, on the seventh Sunday after Easter. | Pentecost | Red |
| Sunday, May 23 | Trinity Sunday The Sunday after Pentecost. | Ordinary Time | White |
| Sunday, October 31 | Reformation Day The day in 1517 that Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses, which many churches mark on the last Sunday of October. | Ordinary Time | Red |
| Sunday, November 28 | First Sunday of Advent The fourth Sunday before Christmas, when the church year starts. | Advent | Violet |
| Friday, December 24 | Christmas Eve The evening before Christmas Day. | Christmas | Gold |
| Saturday, December 25 | Christmas Day The birth of Jesus. | Christmas | Gold |
Seasons and their colors
Colors differ from one tradition to the next. These are the ones most Western churches use for pulpit cloths, banners and bulletin covers.
- Advent
- The four Sundays before Christmas The church reads the promises of Christ's coming and waits for his return.
- Christmas
- December 25 through January 5 The twelve days that mark the birth of Jesus.
- Epiphany
- January 6 The wise men visit the child Jesus, and green is used for the Sundays that follow.
- Lent
- Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter Forty days of prayer and repentance, not counting Sundays.
- Holy Week
- Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday The week of the Last Supper and the crucifixion.
- Easter
- Easter Sunday through Pentecost The fifty days that mark the resurrection of Jesus.
- Pentecost
- The seventh Sunday after Easter The Holy Spirit comes on the church.
- Ordinary Time
- The weeks after Epiphany and after Pentecost The rest of the year, when no feast or fast is being kept.