The month of June is dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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.

Feasts for June

01. Justin, Memorial

02. Marcellinus & Peter, Opt. Mem.

03. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Memorial

05. Boniface, Memorial

06. Norbert, Opt. Mem.

07. CORPUS CHRISTI, Solemnity

09. 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 7th – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

John 6:51-58 My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

June 14th – Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 – Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mt 10:26-33: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body.

June 28th – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mt 16:37-42: Whoever does not take up his cross is not worthy of me. Whoever receives you receives me.

The feasts of St. Aloysius Gonzaga (June 21) and St. Irenaeus (June 28), are superseded by the Sunday liturgy.

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.

extract from catholicculture.org website