2026

August 2026, Pre-1955 Roman Calendar

August 2026, Pre-1955 Roman Calendar
Date	Observance, rank and colour
1 Sat	Saint Peter in Chains Commemoration of Saint Paul, Apostle; The Holy Machabees, Martyrs Greater Double · White
2 Sun	Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Commemoration of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church; Saint Stephen I, Pope and Martyr Semidouble · Green
3 Mon	Finding of Saint Stephen, Protomartyr Semidouble · Red
4 Tue	Saint Dominic, Confessor Greater Double · White
5 Wed	Dedication of Saint Mary of the Snows Greater Double · White
6 Thu	Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Commemoration of Saints Sixtus II, Pope, Felicissimus and Agapitus, Martyrs Double of the Second Class · White
7 Fri	Saint Cajetan, Confessor Commemoration of Saint Donatus, Bishop and Martyr Double · White
8 Sat	Saints Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus, Martyrs Commemoration of Vigil of Saint Lawrence (anticipated) Semidouble · Red
9 Sun	Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Commemoration of Saint John Mary Vianney, Confessor; Saint Romanus, Martyr Semidouble · Green
10 Mon	Saint Lawrence, Martyr Double of the Second Class · Red
11 Tue	Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs Simple · Red
12 Wed	Saint Clare, Virgin Double · White
13 Thu	Saints Hippolytus and Cassian, Martyrs Simple · Red
14 Fri	Vigil of the Assumption Commemoration of Saint Eusebius, Confessor Simple · Violet
15 Sat	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Double of the First Class · White
16 Sun	Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor Commemoration of Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Double of the Second Class · White
17 Mon	Saint Hyacinth, Confessor Commemoration of Third Day within the Octave of the Assumption; Octave Day of Saint Lawrence Double · White
18 Tue	Fourth Day within the Octave of the Assumption Commemoration of Saint Agapitus, Martyr Semidouble · White
19 Wed	Saint John Eudes, Confessor Commemoration of Fifth Day within the Octave of the Assumption Double · White
20 Thu	Saint Bernard, Abbot, Confessor and Doctor of the Church Commemoration of Sixth Day within the Octave of the Assumption Double · White
21 Fri	Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Widow Commemoration of Seventh Day within the Octave of the Assumption Double · White
22 Sat	Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Commemoration of Vigil of Saint Bartholomew (anticipated); Saints Timothy, Hippolytus and Symphorian, Martyrs Double of the Second Class · White
23 Sun	Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Commemoration of Saint Philip Benizi, Confessor Semidouble · Green
24 Mon	Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Double of the Second Class · Red
25 Tue	Saint Louis, King and Confessor Semidouble · White
26 Wed	Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr Simple · Red
27 Thu	Saint Joseph Calasanz, Confessor Double · White
28 Fri	Saint Augustine, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church Commemoration of Saint Hermes, Martyr Double · White
29 Sat	Beheading of Saint John the Baptist Commemoration of Saint Sabina, Martyr Greater Double · Red
30 Sun	Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Commemoration of Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin; Saints Felix and Adauctus, Martyrs Semidouble · Green
31 Mon	Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor Double · White