Catholic liturgical calendar
August 2026
Every day of August 2026: the celebration, the liturgical color, and US holy days of obligation. Tap a day for its saint, readings references and the meaning of the color.
| Date | Celebration | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Aug 1 | St Alphonsus Liguori (memorial) | White |
| Sun Aug 2 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Aug 3 | St Lydia of Thyatira (optional memorial) | Green |
| Tue Aug 4 | St John Vianney (memorial) | White |
| Wed Aug 5 | St Oswald of Northumbria (optional memorial) | Green |
| Thu Aug 6 | Transfiguration of the Lord (feast) | White |
| Fri Aug 7 | St Cajetan (optional memorial) | Green |
| Sat Aug 8 | St Dominic (memorial) | White |
| Sun Aug 9 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Aug 10 | St Lawrence (feast) | Red |
| Tue Aug 11 | St Clare of Assisi (memorial) | White |
| Wed Aug 12 | St Jane Frances de Chantal (memorial) | White |
| Thu Aug 13 | Sts Pontian and Hippolytus (optional memorial) | Green |
| Fri Aug 14 | St Maximilian Kolbe (memorial) | Red |
| Sat Aug 15 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary (solemnity) | White |
| Sun Aug 16 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Aug 17 | St Joan of the Cross (optional memorial) | Green |
| Tue Aug 18 | St Helena (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Aug 19 | St John Eudes (optional memorial) | Green |
| Thu Aug 20 | St Bernard of Clairvaux (memorial) | White |
| Fri Aug 21 | St Pius X (memorial) | White |
| Sat Aug 22 | Queenship of Mary (memorial) | White |
| Sun Aug 23 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Aug 24 | St Bartholomew, Apostle (feast) | Red |
| Tue Aug 25 | St Louis IX (optional memorial) | Green |
| Wed Aug 26 | St Teresa of Jesus Jornet (optional memorial) | Green |
| Thu Aug 27 | St Monica (memorial) | White |
| Fri Aug 28 | St Augustine (memorial) | White |
| Sat Aug 29 | Passion of St John the Baptist (memorial) | Red |
| Sun Aug 30 | Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green |
| Mon Aug 31 | St Aidan of Lindisfarne (optional memorial) | Green |
General Roman Calendar with US holy days of obligation; local calendars may add celebrations — check your parish.