Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time · 2026
Today the Church keeps Simon and Jude Apostles — Feast.
Feast of Simon and Jude Apostles
Today the Church keeps Simon and Jude Apostles — feast.
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Jude, one of the twelve apostles, is the patron of lost causes and desperate situations. His obscurity — often confused with Judas — meant the desperate turned to him knowing he was available.
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We are in the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time — the Church wears green.
The long, green stretch between the great seasons — the everyday of faith, where most of the Christian life is actually lived. Today, though, the Church sets that aside and wears red — for the feast of Simon and Jude Apostles.
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