| Dies | 30 SUN | 31 MON | 1 TUE | 2 WED | 3 THU | 4 FRI | 5 SAT | 6 SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officium | S. Rosæ a S. Maria Virginis Limanæ | S. Raymundi Nonnati Confessoris | S. Ægidii Abbatis | S. Stephani Hungariæ Regis Confessoris | S. Pii X Papæ et Confessoris | Feria VI infra Hebdomadam XIV post Pentecosten | S. Laurentii Justiniani Episcopi et Confessoris | Dominica XV post Pentecosten |
| CLASSIS | Duplex | Duplex | Simplex | Semiduplex | Duplex | Feria | Semiduplex | Semiduplex |
| Color* | Albus | Albus | Albus | Albus | Albus | Viridis | Albus | Viridis |
| MISSA | Dilexisti | Os justi | Os justi | Os justi | Extúli eléctum | Protector noster | Státuit | Inclina, Domine |
| Orationes | 2a. Dominica XIV post Pentecosten 3a. Ss. Felicis et Adaucti Martyrum | 2a. Ss. Duodecim Fratrum Martyrum 3a. A cunctis | 2a. A cunctis 3a. ad libitum | 2a. A cunctis 3a. ad libitum | 2a. A cunctis 3a. ad libitum | 2a. A cunctis 3a. ad libitum | ||
| NOTAE | Gl. Cr. Pref. de Trinitatis Ev. Dominicæ ad fin. Missae | Gl. Pref. de Communis UK: S. Aidani Ep. et Confessoris; Com. S. Raymundi Nonnati Confessoris (W). Missa “Státuit ei”. | Gl. Pref. de Communis | Gl. Pref. de Communis | Gl. Pref. de Apostolis | Sine Gl. et Cr. Pref. de Communis | Gl. Pref. de Communis | Gl. Cr. Pref. de Trinitatis |
| Nota Bene/Vel/Votiva | Festum Duplex præcedit Dominicam; Dominica commemoratur. | Missae votivae vel Requiem permittuntur | Missae votivae vel Requiem permittuntur | Missae votivae vel Requiem permittuntur | Missae votivae vel Requiem permittuntur |
Sunday, 30 August 2026 — St Rose of Lima, Virgin
St Rose of Lima was born in Peru in 1586 and became the first canonised saint of the Americas. From childhood she showed an extraordinary love of prayer, penance and the Passion of Christ. Living as a Dominican tertiary in her family home, she embraced a life of severe mortification while devoting herself to the poor and sick. Her sanctity was marked not by withdrawal from charity, but by a profound union of contemplation and service. She died in 1617 at the age of thirty-one and was canonised by Pope Clement X in 1671. St Rose remains a striking witness to the truth that holiness can flourish in the midst of ordinary domestic life when the soul is wholly surrendered to God.
Monday, 31 August 2026 — St Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor
St Raymond Nonnatus was born in Catalonia around the beginning of the thirteenth century and entered the newly founded Order of Our Lady of Mercy, established for the ransom of Christians held captive by Muslims. His surname, Nonnatus — “not born” — recalls the tradition that he was delivered by Caesarean section after his mother had died in childbirth. Raymond devoted himself to the rescue of captives and, according to tradition, surrendered himself as a hostage when ransom money ran out. While imprisoned in North Africa he continued preaching the Faith so boldly that his captors are said to have pierced his lips and secured them with a padlock. His life became a vivid expression of priestly charity: the willingness to give not merely possessions, but oneself, for the salvation and freedom of others.
In the Unite Kingdom: Monday, 31 August 2026 — St Aidan, Bishop and Confessor; Commemoration of St Raymond Nonnatus
In the United Kingdom the Church honours St Aidan, Bishop and Confessor, the great seventh-century Apostle of Northumbria. A monk of Iona, Aidan was sent to evangelise the Northumbrian kingdom at the request of King St Oswald and established his episcopal see and monastery on the holy island of Lindisfarne. From there he travelled tirelessly through the countryside, commonly on foot, preaching the Gospel, instructing converts and founding churches, monasteries and schools. St Bede particularly praised his humility, gentleness, detachment from worldly possessions and care for the poor. Gifts received from the wealthy were often distributed among those in need, and he was known even to use money given to him to ransom slaves. His missionary method was patient and personal: rather than attempting to compel conversion, he sought first to win hearts by holiness, charity and example. He died in 651 and became one of the foundational saints of the English Church.
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 — St Giles, Abbot
St Giles, or Ægidius, was one of the most popular saints of medieval Christendom. Tradition places him in the seventh century, living first as a hermit in southern France and later as the founder and abbot of a monastery near Nîmes. He became renowned for holiness, solitude and intercessory power, and his shrine developed into one of the great pilgrimage centres of the Middle Ages. Medieval devotion often invoked him as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, especially in times of sickness and distress. Though the details of his life are partly veiled by legend, his enduring cult reflects the Christian admiration for the man who flees worldly honour in order to seek God in silence, prayer and penitence.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 — St Stephen, King of Hungary, Confessor
St Stephen of Hungary stands among the great Christian rulers of medieval Europe. Crowned around the year 1000, he devoted his reign to establishing the Church securely within the Hungarian kingdom, founding dioceses, building monasteries and churches, and encouraging the conversion of his people from paganism. His kingship was understood not merely as political authority but as a sacred stewardship under God. Tradition particularly remembers his deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom he entrusted his kingdom. After the death of his son St Emeric, Stephen endured great personal sorrow while continuing to govern with firmness and faith. He died in 1038, leaving behind a Christian nation whose identity had been decisively shaped by his reign.
Thursday, 3 September 2026 — St Pius X, Pope and Confessor
Giuseppe Sarto, later Pope St Pius X, was born into a poor family in northern Italy in 1835 and rose through the priesthood by a combination of pastoral simplicity, intellectual seriousness and personal holiness. Elected Pope in 1903, he adopted as his programme the restoration of all things in Christ — Instaurare omnia in Christo. His pontificate was marked by a vigorous defence of Catholic doctrine against Modernism, encouragement of frequent and early Holy Communion, reform of sacred music, and renewed attention to catechesis and priestly formation. Pius X possessed none of the worldly manner of a courtier; he remained throughout his life unmistakably a parish priest at heart. His sanctity lay in combining doctrinal firmness with profound humility and pastoral charity.
Friday, 4 September 2026 — Feria
The Church today presents no particular saint for universal celebration, leaving the faithful to the continuing rhythm of the season after Pentecost. Such ferial days have their own spiritual significance. They recall that the Christian life is not sustained only by great feasts and extraordinary moments, but by fidelity in the ordinary: prayer, work, sacrifice, repentance and perseverance. The long season after Pentecost is a school of steady growth in grace, reminding us that sanctity is usually formed not through dramatic events but through repeated acts of obedience to God.
Saturday, 5 September 2026 — St Lawrence Justinian, Bishop and Confessor
St Lawrence Justinian was born into a noble Venetian family in 1381, but turned away from the privileges available to him and embraced an austere religious life among the Canons Regular of St George in Alga. Known for prayer, mortification, humility and love of poverty, he eventually became Bishop of Castello and later the first Patriarch of Venice. Despite his high office, he continued to live with remarkable simplicity and devoted himself to reforming the clergy, strengthening religious discipline and caring for the poor. His writings reveal a deeply contemplative spirituality centred upon union with Christ. He died in 1456, remembered as a bishop who governed not by worldly magnificence but by holiness of life.
Sunday, 6 September 2026 — Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost draws the faithful again into the great school of Christian discipleship which characterises this long liturgical season. The Sunday Gospel recounts the raising of the widow’s son at Naim, a scene filled with both human sorrow and divine compassion. Christ encounters a mother who has lost her only son, is moved with mercy, and restores the dead man to life. The episode is more than a miracle of physical restoration: it points to Christ as the Lord of life, able to raise the soul from the death of sin and restore what seems beyond recovery. The Church places before us the consoling truth that no spiritual ruin is final where Christ is allowed to speak His life-giving word.
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