The Holy Machabees, Martyrs
1 August — Commemoration (1962 Missale Romanum) I. Identitas et Origines The Holy Machabees occupy a place in the Roman
Sanctæ Mariæ in Sabbato ~ IV. classis
Commemoratio: Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Ecclesiasticus 24:14–16 · Luke 11:27–28 I. Liturgical Context The first of August falls this year on
Tridentine Mass Propers August 1, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Confessor — 31 July — III Class (1962 Missale Romanum) I. Identitas et Origines Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola
“Friday within the ninth week after the Octave of Pentecost · 31 July”
Missa “In nomine Jesu” · White vestments I. Liturgical Context On the last day of July the Church keeps the
Tridentine Mass Propers July 31, 2026:
S. Ignatii Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria sexta infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPhilipp 2:10-11In nómine Iesu omne genu
Saint Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Feast Day: February 14Century: 3rd centuryRegion: Rome (and/or Terni, Umbria) The name Valentinus was common in the early Church, and
“I took root in an honorable people”
(Ecclus. 24:14–16) In the sacred text of Ecclesiasticus, Holy Wisdom proclaims: “I took root in an honorable people, and in
Tridentine Mass Propers February 14, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum