Based on the Catholic Liturgical / Lectionary Calendar, Liturgical Day of the Week (LDotW) presents with a colored background associated with that day …
As of April 2026, Liturgical Day of the Week is a WordPress Feasts plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Keep Sabbath.
Liturgical Day of the Week (LDotW)
I had a parish request I incorporate the LDotW wording and color onto their newly redesigned website. I was going to initially make this specific to their site, but then realized this could be adapted to serve a lot of Catholic parishes.
What helps make this plugin a bit unique (especially on its initial release) is the fact that we can handle alternate text as needed. Some Dioceses / Churches need to utilize alternate LDotW titles, which differ from the “standard” ones.
The “Saint of the Day” is now a core part of this plugin, which allowed me to retire the “Saint of the Day” plugin.
This version also brings a few more configuration options, allowing you full control of the output. It also brings a nice visual view wh…
| WordPress | 5.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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