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Saint of the Day
The feast the whole Church keeps today, the saints you can visit at their tomb, and what they are patrons of.
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The readings at Mass · 1 August 2026
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
- ReadingA reading from the Book of Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24
- GospelFrom the Gospel according to Matthew 14:1-12
From Vatican News — Word of the Day, following the General Roman Calendar, with a commentary from the Popes. Where a feast is kept on another day in your country, your parish’s readings may differ.
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Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
St Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church since 1871
Patron saints of the day
- Saint Alphonsus Liguori — patron of confessors and moral theologians
The General Roman Calendar; tombs and patronages verified against Catholic sources. Local calendars may keep other saints today.