Daily Bread - August 2026

This document is a daily Catholic liturgical guide for August 2026, offering Mass readings, reflections, prayers, and feast day highlights. Use of Daily Companion for August 2026. Designed for priests, deacons, and lay Catholics to deepen engagement with Mass readings. Offers readings, reflections, and prayers to foster a personal encounter with God's Word. Major Feast Days and Liturgical Highlights. August features significant celebrations like the Transfiguration (August 6), Assumption (August 15), and St. Lawrence (August 10). The month emphasizes Marian devotion, saints' memorials, and key liturgical events within Ordinary Time. Daily Mass Readings and Themes Readings follow the Roman Rite Lectionary, focusing on themes of prophecy, mercy, faith, and divine abundance. Sundays and solemnities include Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospel passages centered on God's providence and salvation.