June 2025 — Overview for the Month
Descriptive Title
June 2026 — Overview for the Month
Description
The month of June is dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Highlights
June 13
St. Anthony
Called the Wonder Worker, he is one of the most popular saints in the Catholic Church and is implored as the patron of lost things and a hundred other causes. He was a preacher and theologian and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII.
Recipe of the Month
Nameday Cookies
On different saints' days, make sugar cookie dough and roll out with symbolic cookie cutters.
Activity of the Month
Stitching Feast-Day Symbols
Research with your children the different symbols for saints and feast days, and do some stitching of the symbols.
Symbols
St. Boniface
The Archbishop of Mentz established the foundation for Christianity in Germany. His emblem refers to his defense of the Gospel as he met the blow of death while confirming baptized converts.
St. Barnabas
One of the Apostolic Fathers, whose feast day in olden times was celebrated by young lads and clerks bedecked with roses. This shield is divided.
St. Peter & St. Paul
The interwoven symbols of Sts. Peter and Paul are used at Winchester, where the cathedral church is dedicated to these saints.
The Trinity
The triquetra is one of the many symbols that clearly express the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee.
Publisher & Date
Catholic Culture, August 7, 2024
The month of June is the beginning of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. It is used in the offices and Masses of Ordinary Time.
The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of June 2026
For the values of sports: Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth. (See also Apostleship of Prayer.)
Feasts for June 2026
1. Justin, Memorial
2. Marcellinus & Peter, Opt. Mem.
3. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Memorial
5. Boniface, Memorial
6. Norbert, Opt. Mem.
7. CORPUS CHRISTI, Solemnity
9. Ephrem, Opt. Mem.
11. Barnabas, Memorial
12. SACRED HEART OF JESUS, Solemnity
13. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Memorial
14. ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
19. Romuald, Opt. Mem.
21. TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
22. Paulinus of Nola; John Fisher & Thomas More, Opt. Mem.
24. NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, Solemnity
26. Josemaría Escrivá, Opt. Mem.
27. Cyril of Alexandria, Opt. Mem.
28. THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
29. STS PETER & PAUL, Solemnity
30. First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church, Opt. Mem.
Focus of the Liturgy
The Gospel readings for June are from St. Matthew. All Sunday readings are from Cycle A, and Weekday readings are Year II.
June 7 | Cycle A, John 6:51-58 My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. |
June 14th | Cycle A, Mt 9:36-10:8: If we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more will we be saved by his life. |
June 21st | Cycle A, Mt 10:26-33: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body. |
June 28th | Cycle A, Mt 16:37-42: Whoever does not take up his cross is not worthy of me. Whoever receives you receives me. |
Highlights of the Month 
As we begin to feel the warmth of summer, we can reflect that we celebrate the feasts of the Corpus Christi (June 7), the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 12), the Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 13), Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) and the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29). God is Love and the Sacred Heart of Jesus — present on earth in the Blessed Sacrament — is the human manifestation of God's Love for men. Appropriately June is considered the month for weddings where human hearts join and cooperate with the Creator in bringing forth new life. The family they create is a human reflection of the Blessed Trinity.
The saints that we will focus on this month are:
St. Justin (June 1),
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter (June 2),
St. Charles Lwanga & Companions (June 3),
St. Boniface (June 5),
St. Norbert (June 6),
St. Ephrem (June 9),
St. Barnabas (June 11),
St. Anthony of Padua (June 13),
St. Romuald (June 19),
Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More, and St. Paulinus (June 22) the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24),
St. Josemaría Escrivá (June 26),
St. Cyril of Alexandria (June 27),
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29), and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (June 30).
The feasts of St. Aloysius Gonzaga (June 21) and St. Irenaeus (June 28), are superseded by the Sunday liturgy.
A Time of Love 
Following Pentecost, the Church begins her slow descent from the great peaks of the Easter Season to the verdant pastures of Ordinary Time, the longest of the liturgical seasons. She pauses briefly, to praise the Holy Trinity — Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier; and then the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi. Like the lush June growth all around us, the green of the liturgical season points to the new life won for us by the Redemption of Jesus Christ, the new life of Charity. For Our Lord came to cast the fire of His love on the earth, and to that end, sent His Holy Spirit at Pentecost in the form of tongues of fire.
Therefore, the close of the Easter season marks not the cessation but rather the beginning of Ordinary Time is the commencement of the Church’s activity. Ordinary Time is the hour to “go out to all the world and tell the good news.” The feasts of June highlight this expansion of the Church. At least ten times, the Church vests in the red of the martyrs whose blood is the very seed of her growth. She also celebrates the feasts of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and the birth of St. John the Baptist, proto-disciple and prophet.
We, too, are called to be witnesses like the apostles and martyrs. May the Heart of Jesus inflame our hearts so that we may be worthy of our Baptismal call to holiness. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
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