October falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during the praying of Offices and celebration of Masses of Ordinary Time.
The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of October 2024
For a Shared Mission: We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7.
Focus of the Liturgy
The Gospels for the Sundays in October 2024 are taken from St. Mark for Year B; Weekdays follow Cycle II.
| October 6th Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Mark 10:2-16: Therefore, what God has joined together, let no human being separate. |
| October 13th Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Mark 10:17-30: Sell what you have, and follow me. |
| October 20h Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Mark 10:35-45: The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. |
| October 27th Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Mark 10:35-45: The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. |
This month the main liturgical feasts are:
St. Thérèse (October 1),
Guardian Angels (October 2),
St. Francis of Assisi (October 4),
St. Faustina (October 5),
Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7),
St. Denis, St. John Leonardi and St. John Henry Newman (October 9),
St. John XXIII (October 11),
St. Callistus I (October 14),
St. Teresa of Jesus (October 15),
Sts. Hedwig and Margaret Mary Alocoque (October 16),
St. Ignatius of Antioch (October 17),
St. Luke (October 18),
Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions (October 19),
St. John Paul II (October 22),
St. John Capistrano (October 23),
St. Anthony Mary Claret (October 24), and
Sts. Simon and Jude (October 28).
From: catholic culture
