St. Josemaría Escrivá, June 26
A Spanish priest, Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975) founded Opus Dei in 1928, teaching that ordinary work and family life are a path to holiness. He was canonized in 2002. The same day honors St. Anthelm, Carthusian bishop of Belley.
June 26 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Josemaría Escrivá, priest on this date.
Other saints on June 26
- St. Anthelm of Belley, bishop (1178)
June 26 on the calendar
June 26 is the 177th day of the year (the 178th in a leap year), with 188 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 June 26
June 26 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 June 26
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| June 23 | St. Etheldreda |
| June 24 | Nativity of St. John the Baptist |
| June 25 | St. William of Montevergine |
| June 27 | St. Cyril of Alexandria |
| June 28 | St. Irenaeus |
| June 29 | Sts. Peter and Paul |
The day before, June 25, is the day of St. William of Montevergine. The day after, June 27, belongs to St. Cyril of Alexandria. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.