August 2026 Feast Days and Sunday Readings

August marks the final full month of summer. The month is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Families will be making last-minute plans to the shore or mountains before the start of the new school year.

August is also marked by many feast days in the church worthy of celebrating.

Feasts for August

1. Alphonsus Liguori, Memorial First Saturday of the month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

2. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

4. John Vianney, Memorial

5. Dedication of St. Mary Major, Opt. Mem. First Wednesday dedicated to the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph

6. Transfiguration, Feast

7. Sixtus II and companions; Cajetan, Opt. Mem. First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

8. Dominic, Memorial

9. NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

10. St. Lawrence, Feast

11. Clare, Memorial

12. Jane Frances de Chantal, Opt. Mem.

13. Pontian and Hippolytus, Opt. Mem. Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney (USA)

14. Maximilian Kolbe, Memorial

15. ASSUMPTION OF MARY, Solemnity (attend Mass)

16. TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

19. John Eudes, Opt. Mem.

20. Bernard, Memorial

21. Pius X, Memorial

22. Queenship of Mary, Memorial

23. TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

24. Bartholomew, Apostle, Feast

25. Louis IX of France; Joseph Calasanz, Opt. Mem.

27. Monica, Memorial

28. Augustine, Memorial

29. Passion of John the Baptist, Memorial

30. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

Focus of the Liturgy

The Gospel readings for August are taken from St. Matthew. All Sunday readings are from Cycle A, and Weekday readings are from Year II.

August 2nd Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A, Mt 14:13-21: They all ate and were satisfied.

August 9th Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A, Mt 14:22-33: Command me to come to you on the water.

August 16th Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A, Mt 15:21-28: O woman, great is your faith!

August 23rd Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A, Mt 16:13-20: You are Peter, and to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

August 30th Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A, Mt 16:21-27: Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself.

The Holy Father's Intentions for August 2026

For evangelization in the city: Let us pray that in large cities often marked by anonymity and loneliness we find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, discovering creative paths to build community. 

Make August the best month ever. Remember to attend Mass, pray the rosary, get to adoration, and offer reparations for those who attack the Holy Church.