Liturgical Calendar for August 2018
Note: This is a liturgical calendar (ordo) for the month of August 2018 for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form according to the Missale Romanum (1962) of Pope St. John XXIII. This ordo is intended as a general guide. It does not show feasts which are observed only in particular places or by particular congregations. It does not show votive Masses on the days when they are permitted by the rubrics. If a Mass is shown in this color, it means that Propers for that Mass are available on this site.
August 2018 | |||||
Date | Day | The Mass | Class | Color | Commemoration |
1 | Wednesday | Feria | 4 | G | Holy Machabees |
or: Holy Machabees, Martyrs | 4 | R | |||
or: St. Peter in Chains | 4 | W | St. Paul under one conclusion and Holy Machabees | ||
2 | Thursday | St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | W | St. Stephen I |
3 | Friday | Feria | 4 | G | |
or: Finding of the Body of St. Stephen, Protomartyr | 4 | R | |||
4 | Saturday | St. Dominic, Confessor | 3 | W | |
5 | Sunday | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | 2 | G | |
6 | Monday | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | 2 | W | Ss Sixtus II & Companions |
7 | Tuesday | St. Cajetan, Confessor | 3 | W | St. Donatus |
8 | Wednesday | St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor | 3 | W | Ss Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus |
9 | Thursday | Vigil of St. Laurence | 3 | V | St. Romanus |
10 | Friday | St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr | 2 | R | |
11 | Saturday | Saturday of Our Lady | 4 | G | Ss Tiburtius & Susanna |
or: Ss Tiburtius and Susanna, Virgin, Martyrs | 4 | R | |||
12 | Sunday | Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 | G | |
13 | Monday | Feria | 4 | G | Ss Hyppolytus & Cassian |
or: Ss Hippolytus & Cassian, Martyrs | 4 | R | |||
14 | Tuesday | Vigil of the Assumption | 2 | V | St. Eusebius |
15 | Wednesday | The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (4 pages) *or* 6 pages | 1 | W | |
16 | Thursday | St. Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 2 | W | |
17 | Friday | St. Hyacinth, Confessor | 3 | W | |
18 | Saturday | Saturday of Our Lady | 4 | G | St. Agapitus |
or: St. Agapitus, Martyr | 4 | R | |||
19 | Sunday | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 | G | |
20 | Monday | St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot & Doctor | 3 | W | |
21 | Tuesday | St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Widow | 3 | W | |
22 | Wednesday | The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 2 | W | Ss Timothy & Companions |
23 | Thursday | St. Philip Benizi, Confessor | 3 | W | |
24 | Friday | St. Bartholomew, Apostle | 2 | R | |
25 | Saturday | St. Louis IX, King and Confessor | 3 | W | |
26 | Sunday | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 | G | |
27 | Monday | St. Joseph Calasance, Confessor | 3 | W | |
28 | Tuesday | St. Augustine, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | W | St. Hermes |
29 | Wednesday | Beheading of St. John the Baptist | 3 | R | St. Sabina |
30 | Thursday | St. Rose of Lima, Virgin | 3 | W | Ss Felix & Adauctus |
31 | Friday | St. Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor | 3 | W |