The entire month falls within the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the color of the sprouting seed and arousesin the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. It is used in the offices and Masses of Ordinary Time.
The month of August is dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of August 2025
For mutual coexistence: Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons.
Focus of the Liturgy
The Gospel readings for August are taken from St. Luke. All Sunday readings are from Cycle C, and Weekday readings are from Year I.
| August 3rd Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Cycle C, Luke 12:13-21: The things you have prepared, to whom will they belong? |
| August 10th Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Cycle C, Luke 12:32-48: You also must be prepared. |
| August 17th Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Cycle C, Luke 12:49-53: I have come not to establish peace, but rather division. |
| August 24th Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Cycle C, Luke 13:22-30: They will come from east and west and recline at table in the kingdom of God. |
| August 31st Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Cycle C, Luke 14:1, 7-14: Everyone who exults himself will be humbled, everyone who humbles himself will be exalted. |
Main Feasts of This Month
St. Alphonsus Liguori (August 1),
St. Eusebius of Vercelli and St. Peter Julian Eymard (August 2),
St. John Mary Vianney (August 4),
Dedication of St. Mary Major (August 5),
Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6),
St. Sixtus II and Companions and St. Cajetan (August 7),
St. Dominic (August 8),
St. Teresa Benedicta (August 9),
St. Lawrence (August 10),
St. Clare (August 11),
St. Jane Frances de Chantal (August 12),
Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus (August 13),
St. Maximilian Kolbe (August 14),
St. Stephen of Hungary (August 16),
St. John Eudes (August 19),
St. Bernard (August 20),
St. Pius X (August 21),
the Queenship of Mary (August 22),
St. Rose of Lima (August 23),
St. Louis of France and St. Joseph Calanz (August 25),
St. Monica (August 27),
St. Augustine (August 28),
and the Passion of St. John the Baptist (August 29)
