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 Polycarp of Smyrna
Bishop, Martyr, and Apostolic FatherFeast Day: January 26 (Traditional Roman Calendar) I. His Apostolic Heritage Saint Polycarp (c. 69–155 A.D.)
The Shepherd Who Seeks and the King Who Judges
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam I in QuadragesimaCommemoratio S. Petri Damiani, Episcopi, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris The sacred liturgy of this
Tridentine Mass Propers February 23, 2026:
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam I in Quadragesima ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Petri Damiani Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs