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For 29 August 2025, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, based on Mark 6:17-29

For 28 August 2025, Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor, based on Matthew 23:8-12 (Image: St Augustine of Hippo, written by the hand of Colette Clarke)

For 27 August 2025, Memorial of Saint Monica, based on Luke 13:22-30

For 26 August 2025, Tuesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 23:23-26

For 25 August 2025, Monday of week 21 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 23:13-22

For 24 August 2025, Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time , based on Luke 13:22-30

For 23 August 2025, Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, based on Matthew 23:1-12

For 22 August 2025, The Memorial of Our Lady, Mother and Queen, based on Ruth 1:1,?3-6,?14-16,?22

For 21 August 2025, Thursday of week 20 in Ordinary Time, based on Judges 11:29-39

For 20 August 2025, Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot, Doctor, based on Matthew 20:1-16

For 19 August 2025, Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 19:23-30

For 18 August 2025, Memorial of Blessed Mannes, brother of St. Dominic, based on Matthew 19:16-22

For 17 August 2025, The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Jeremiah 38:4–6, 8–10

For 16 August 2025, Saturday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 19:13-15 (Photo by Larm Rmah on Unsplash)

For 15 August 2025, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 1:39-56

For 14 August 2025, Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr, based on Matthew 18:21-19:1

For 13 August 2025, Wednesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Deuteronomy 34:1-12

For 12 August 2025, Tuesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

For 11 August 2025, The Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin, based on Matthew 17:22-27

For 10 August 2025, The Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, based on Luke 12:32-48

For 9 August 2025, Saturday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Deuteronomy 6:4-13

For 8 August 2025, The Feast for St. Dominic, based on Isaiah 52:7-10

For 7 August 2025, Thursday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Psalm 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9

For 6 August 2025, The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, based on Luke 9:28b–36

For 5 August 2025, Tuesday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 14:22-36

For 4 August 2025, Monday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Numbers 11:4b-15, Matthew 14:13-21

For 3 August 2025, The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Ecclesiastes 1:2, Colossians 3:1–5, 9–11, Luke 12:13–21 (Image: credit: Diocese of Grand Rapids)

For 2 August 2025, Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop, based on 1John 5:1-5

For 1 August 2025, Feast of St Alphonis Ligouri Friday of the 17th Week of the Year Cycle I, based on Matthew 13:54-58

For 31 July 2025, Memorial of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Priest, based on Matthew 13:47-53

For 30 July 2025, Wednesday of week 17 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:44-46 (Photo by Bjorn Pierre on Unsplash)

For 29 July 2025, The Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus, based on 1 John 4:7-16 (Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash)

For 28 July 2025, Monday of week 17 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:31-35

For 27 July 2025, The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on John 20:1-2,?11-18

For 26 July 2025, The Memorial of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, based on Matthew 13:24-30

For 25 July 2025, Feast of St. James, Apostle, based on Matthew 20:20-28

For 24 July 2025, Thursday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:10-17

For 23 July 2025, Wednesday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 13:1-9

For 22 July 2025, The Feast of St. Mary Magdalen, based on John 20:11-18

For 21 July 2025, Monday of week 16 in Ordinary Time, based on Exodus 14:5-18 (Photo by Bjørn Bulthuis)

For 20 July 2025, The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Genesis 18:1-10a, Luke 10:38-42

For 19 July 2025, Saturday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:14-21

For 18 July 2025, Friday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 12:1-8

For 17 July 2025, Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 11:28-30

For 16 July 2025, Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 11:25-27

For 15 July 2025, Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor, based on Matthew 11:20-24

For 14 July 2025, The Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, based on Exodus 1:8-14,22 (Photo by Courtney Cook on Unsplash)

For 13 July 2025, The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 10:25-37

For 12 July 2025, Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 10:24-33

For 11 July 2025, The Feast of Saint Benedict, Abbot, based on Proverbs 2:1-9 (Photo of window of St. Benedict by Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP)

For 10 July 2025, Thursday of week 14 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 10:7-15