The Seven Holy Brothers, July 10
Tradition holds that seven brothers, sons of St. Felicity, were martyred in Rome in the second century, each buried in a different catacomb. Their story echoes the seven brothers of the Second Book of Maccabees. They are remembered on July 10.
July 10 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers The Seven Holy Brothers, martyrs on this date.
Other saints on July 10
- Sts. Rufina and Secunda, virgin martyrs (257)
July 10 on the calendar
July 10 is the 191st day of the year (the 192nd in a leap year), with 174 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday |
| 2027 | Saturday |
| 2028 | Monday |
| 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | Wednesday |
Keeping July 10
July 10 falls in summer. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around July 10
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| July 7 | St. Willibald |
| July 8 | Sts. Aquila and Priscilla |
| July 9 | St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions |
| July 11 | St. Benedict |
| July 12 | Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin |
| July 13 | St. Henry |
The day before, July 9, is the day of St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions. The day after, July 11, belongs to St. Benedict. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.