July
High summer in Ordinary Time. July keeps a great company of saints — Thomas the Apostle, Benedict, Mary Magdalene, the parents of Our Lady, and Ignatius of Loyola to close the month.
July’s great days are Thomas Apostle (Jul 3), Mary Magdalene (Jul 22), and James Apostle (Jul 25).
July’s major feasts
Every feast in July
The celebrations of the General Roman Calendar, day by day — solemnities and feasts of the Lord, and the memorials of the saints. Tap any day to open it.
Dates shown for 2026, following the General Roman Calendar; some optional memorials and national feasts vary by country. You can also browse the full Church year.
Keeping July at home
St. Benedict’s feast is a favorite of summer — many families keep a blessed Benedict medal by the door. Ss. Joachim & Anne, the grandparents of the Lord, are kept near the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
The long, slow weeks of summer are a gift for unhurried family prayer — a decade of the Rosary on the porch, or a saint’s story read aloud after supper.
Where to go next
The whole calendarFeasts of the Church yearToday’s feast, what’s coming up, and every season and month.
Right nowToday in the ChurchThe feast, season, and a short prayer for the day you’re in.
The whole yearThe liturgical calendarEvery feast as a single mark in the color the Church wears that day.More prayersPrayers for the seasonShort prayers to pray together, day by day, at home.Follow the Church year
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