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For 6 August 2026, The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, based on Matthew 17:1–9, sent in from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

For 5 August 2026, Wednesday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Jeremiah 31:1-7, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

For 4 August 2026, Memorial of Saint John Mary Vianney, Priest, based on Matthew 9:35-10:1, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

For 3 August 2026, Monday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Jeremiah 28:1-17, sent in from Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

For 2 August 2026, The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 14:13-21, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

For 1 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Mary de’ Liguori, Bishop, Doctor, based on Matthew 14:1-12, sent in from The Monastery of Tibhirine, Algeria.

For 31 July 2026, Memorial of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Priest , based on Jeremiah 26:1-9, sent in from Kingston, Jamaica. (This stained glass window of the Saint is from the church of St Ignatius Loyola in New York. Photo by Fr. Lawrence Lew OP)

For 30 July 2026, Thursday of week 17 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:47-53, sent in from Chandler, Arizona, USA.

For 29 July 2026, Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus , based on John 11:19-27, sent in from Dunedin, New Zealand.

For 28 July 2026, Tuesday of week 17 in Ordinary Time , based on Jeremiah 14:17-22, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA.

For 27 July 2026, Monday of week 17 in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 13:31-35, sent in from Amityville, New York, USA.

For 26 July 2026, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Kings 3:5,9-12, Matthew 13:44-46, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (image: St. Thomas Aquinas Writing Before the Crucifix, painting by Antonio Rodriguez)

For 25 July 2026, The Feast of Saint James, Apostle, based on 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, sent in from Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

For 24 July 2026, Friday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:18-23, sent in from Great Bend, Kansas, USA.

For 23 July 2026, Thursday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:10-17, sent in from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

For 22 July 2026, The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalen , based on John 20:1-2, 11-18, sent in from Springfield, Illinois, USA.

For 21 July 2026, Tuesday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:46-50, sent in from Kingston, Jamaica.

For 20 July 2026, Monday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:38-42, sent in from Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.

For 19 July 2026, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 13:24–30, sent in from Muskego, Wisconsin, USA.

For 18 July 2026, Saturday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:14-21, sent in from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

For 17 July 2026, Friday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:1-8, sent in from Girard, Illinois, the epicenter of the universe.

For 16 July 2026, Thursday of the 15th week in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 11:28-30, sent in from Turin, Italy .

For 15 July 2026, The Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, based on Matthew 11:25-27, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri. USA.

For 14 July 2026, Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, based on Matthew 11:20-24, sent in from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

For 13 July 2026, Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 10:34-11:1, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.