2027-08-08 | Solua

Sunday, August 8

Ordinary Time · 2027

A Ferial weekday in Ordinary Time. No feast or memorial is kept today — only the steady rhythm of the week, and the Mass given for the weekday.

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The feast of the day

No feast is kept today

An ordinary day in Ordinary Time

Most days of the year keep no feast or memorial — and that is not a gap. The Church simply prays the Mass of the weekday and keeps walking through the season. A good day to carry one quiet intention, and to let prayer be unhurried.

The saint of the day

Meet St. Dominic

Saint of the day · Feast Aug 8

St. Dominic

Founder of the Dominicans · Preacher of Truth

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Dominic de Guzmán founded the Order of Preachers to combat heresy through learning and preaching. He is credited with spreading the Rosary.

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At Mass today

The readings

First readingA reading from the First Book of Kings 19:4-8 Second readingA reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians 4:30—5:2 GospelFrom the Gospel according to John 6:41-51

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Prayer & reflection

Pray today

The Morning OfferingHand the whole day to God before it begins“O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day…”

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The season

Ordinary Time

We are in the Ordinary Time — the Church wears green.

The long, green stretch between the great seasons — the everyday of faith, where most of the Christian life is actually lived. Today it keeps the solemnity of .