{"id":14148,"date":"2025-10-28T21:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/?page_id=14148"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:19:25","slug":"calendar-0826","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0826\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar 0826"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6.png\" alt=\"Scripture\" class=\"wp-image-440\" style=\"width:219px;height:88px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6.png 761w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/coloured-glass-menu-x5a6-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Liturgical Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-1024x186.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" style=\"width:1020px;height:185px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-1024x186.png 1024w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/glass-1.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Follow the Scripture readings for Sundays, and the daily Gospel. Read and reflect on them as part of your daily prayer<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025   <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar0925\/\">September<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar1025\/\">October<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar1125\/\">November<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar1225\/\">December<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026   <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0126\/\">January<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0226\/\">February<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0326\/\">March<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0426\/\">April<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0526\/\">May<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0626\/\">June<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0726\/\">July<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0826\/\">August<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0926\/\">September<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-1026\/\">October<\/a>   .  <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-1126\/\">November<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n<table class=\"small-font\"><caption>Sundays: Cycle A; Weekdays: Cycle 2; (OT &#8211; Ordinary Time)<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"font color: #0033CC;\">\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">Date<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">Celebration<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">1st Reading<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">Psalm<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">2nd Reading<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">Gospel<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n      <tr><td colspan=\"6\"><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 1<\/td><td>Saturday 17th Week of OT<\/td><td>Jeremiah 26:11\u201316, 24<\/td><td>Ps 69:15\u201334<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 14:1\u201312<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr bgcolor=\"#b2edf7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Aug 2<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>18th Sunday in OT<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Isaiah 55:1\u20133<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 145:8\u201318<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Romans 8:35, 37\u201339<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 14:13\u201321<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 3<\/td><td>Monday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Jeremiah 28:1\u201317<\/td><td>Ps 119:29\u2013102<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 14:22\u201336<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 4<\/td><td>Tuesday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22<\/td><td>Ps 102:16\u201323<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 5<\/td><td>Wednesday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Jeremiah 31:1\u20137<\/td><td>Jeremiah 31:10\u201313<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 15:21\u201328<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 6<\/td><td>Thursday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Jeremiah 31:31-34<\/td><td>PS 51<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 16:13-33<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b><i> &#8211; Also<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Transfiguration of the Lord<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Daniel 7:9\u201314<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 97:1\u20139<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>2 Pt 1:16\u201319<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 17:1\u20139<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 7<\/td><td>Friday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Nahum 2:1\u20133:7<\/td><td>Dt 32:35\u201341<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 16:24\u201328<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 8<\/td><td>Saturday 18th Week of OT<\/td><td>Habakkuk 1:12\u20132:4<\/td><td>Ps 9:8\u201313<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 17:14\u201320<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr bgcolor=\"#b2edf7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Aug 9<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>19th Sunday in OT<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>1 Kings 19:9\u201313<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 85:9\u201314<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Romans 9:1\u20135<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 14:22\u201333<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 10<\/td><td>Monday 19th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28<\/td><td>Ps 149<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 17:22-27<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 11<\/td><td>Tuesday 19th Week of OTe<\/td><td>Ezekiel 2:8\u20133:4<\/td><td>Ps 119:14\u2013131<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 12<\/td><td>Wednesday 19th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22<\/td><td>Ps 113:1\u20136<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 18:15\u201320<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 13<\/td><td>Thursday 19th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 12:1\u201312<\/td><td>Ps 78:56\u201362<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 18:21\u201319:1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 14<\/td><td>Friday 19th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63<\/td><td>Isaiah 12:2\u20136<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 19:3\u201312<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 15<\/td><td>Saturday 19th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32<\/td><td>PS 50):12-13, 14-15, 18-19<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 19:13-15<\/td><\/tr>\n\n      <tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b><i> &#8211; Also<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Assumption of Mary<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Revelation 11:19; 12:1\u201310<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 45:10\u201316<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>1 Cor 15:20\u201327<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Luke 1:39\u201356<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr bgcolor=\"#b2edf7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Aug 16<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>20th Sunday in OT<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Isaiah 56:1\u20137<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 67:2\u20138<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Romans 11:13\u201332<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 15:21\u201328<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 17<\/td><td>Monday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 24:15\u201324<\/td><td>Dt 32:18\u201321<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 19:16\u201322<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 18<\/td><td>Tuesday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 28:1\u201310<\/td><td>Dt 32:26\u201336<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 19:23\u201330<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 19<\/td><td>Wednesday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 34:1\u201311<\/td><td>Ps 23:1\u20136<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 20:1\u201316<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 20<\/td><td>Thursday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 36:23\u201328<\/td><td>Ps 51:12\u201319<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 22:1\u201314<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 21<\/td><td>Friday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 37:1\u201314<\/td><td>Ps 107:1\u20139<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 22:34\u201340<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 22<\/td><td>Saturday 20th Week of OT<\/td><td>Ezekiel 43:1-7a<\/td><td>Ps 84:9ab, 10, 11-12, 13-14<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 23:1-12<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr bgcolor=\"#b2edf7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Aug 23<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>21st Sunday in OT<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Isaiah 22:19\u201323<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 138:1\u20138<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Romans 11:33\u201336<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 16:13\u201320<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 24<\/td><td>Monday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12<\/td><td>Ps 96<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 23:13-22<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 25<\/td><td>Tuesday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a. 14-17<\/td><td>Ps 96:10\u201313<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 23:23\u201326<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 26<\/td><td>Wednesday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>2 Thesselonians 3:6\u201310,16\u201318<\/td><td>Ps 128:1\u20135<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 23:27\u201332<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 27<\/td><td>Thursday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>1 Corinthins 1:1\u20139<\/td><td>Ps 145:2\u20137<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 24:42\u201351<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 28<\/td><td>Friday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>1 Corinthians 1:17\u201325<\/td><td>Ps 33:1\u201311<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 25:1\u201313<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Aug 29<\/td><td>Saturday 21st Week of OT<\/td><td>1 Corinthians 1:26-31<\/td><td>Ps 32:12-13, 18-19, 20-21<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Matthew 25:14-30<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b><i> &#8211; Also<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Passion of St John the Baptist<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Jeremiah 1:17\u201319<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 71:1\u20136,15\u201317<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>\u2014<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Mark 6:17\u201329<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr bgcolor=\"#b2edf7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Aug 30<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>22nd Sunday in OT<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Jeremiah 20:7\u20139<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Ps 63:2\u20139<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Romans 12:1\u20132<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><b>Matthew 16:21\u201327<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n      <tr><td>Aug 31<\/td><td>Monday 22nd Week of OT<\/td><td>1 Corinthians 2:1\u20135<\/td><td>Ps 119:97\u2013102<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Luke 4:16\u201330<\/td><\/tr>\n      \n      <tr><td colspan=\"6\"><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style='text-align: justify;'><font size=\"1\"><i>Excerpt from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1966 by Darton, Longman &amp; Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reproduced with Permission. <br>\nExcerpt from THE GRAIL PSALMS, with permission of A P Watt at United Agents on behalf of The Grail, England. Copyright \u00a9 1963 by The Grail, England. <br>\nCopyright \u00a9 2019-2026 Prayerfulness.com. Users must not reproduce, download, store in any medium, distribute, transmit or retransmit or manipulate any text contained in this website except for non-commercial worship purposes. Thank you.<\/i><\/font size=\"1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liturgical Calendar Follow the Scripture readings for Sundays, and the daily Gospel. Read and reflect on them as part of your daily prayer. August 2026 Sundays: Cycle A; Weekdays: Cycle 2; (OT &#8211; Ordinary Time) Date Celebration 1st Reading Psalm 2nd Reading Gospel Aug 1 Saturday 17th Week of OT Jeremiah 26:11\u201316, 24 Ps 69:15\u201334 &#8230; <a title=\"Calendar 0826\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/calendar-0826\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Calendar 0826\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14148","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14148"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14598,"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14148\/revisions\/14598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayerfulness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}