Prayers during August
Best Prayers during August
August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. August is likely associated with the Immaculate Heart of Mary because of St. (Pope) Pius XII’s special devotion to Our Lady of Fatima during World War II. In August, we celebrate the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, a holy day of obligation in the Church, and then Queenship of Mary.
We also celebrate the St. Dominic’s feast day in August; tradition holds that Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1221 and gave him the devotion of the Rosary. August is also filled with many feast days of interesting and impactful saints, including St. John Vianney, St. Edith Stein, and doctor of the Church St. Augustine, among many others.
Major Days in August
- August 1 – Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori
- August 2 – Our Lady of Angels
- August 4 – Feast of St. John Vianney
- August 6 – Transfiguration of the Lord
- August 8 – Feast of St. Dominic
- August 9 – Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
- August 11 – Feast of St. Clare of Assisi
- August 12 – Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal
- August 14 – Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe
- August 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- August 22 – Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- August 23 – Feast of St. Rose of Lima
- August 28 – Feast. of St. Augustine
