Virgin Mary – memorial The title Doctor of the Church was conferred to Saint Irenaeus by Pope Francis on 21 January 2022. In 2022, the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus coincided with the solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist. The Holy See kept the solemnity of the Sacred Heart on 24 June and brought forward the Nativity of John the Baptist to 23 June, except in locations where John the Baptist is the patron saint, where the reverse applied. In years when the memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary coincides with another obligatory memorial, both must be considered optional for that year. July 3 July: Saint Thomas, Apostle – feast 4 July: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal – optional memorial 5 July: Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest – optional memorial 6 July: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr – optional memorial 9 July: Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial 11 July: Saint Benedict, Abbot – memorial 13 July: Saint Henry – optional memorial 14 July: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest – optional memorial 15 July: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial 16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel – optional memorial 20 July: Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial 21 July: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial 22 July: Saint Mary Magdalene – feast 23 July: Saint Bridget, Religious – optional memorial 24 July: Saint Sharbel Makhluf, Priest – optional memorial 25 July: Saint James, Apostle – feast 26 July: Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial 29 July: Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus – memorial 30 July: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial 31 July: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest – memorial Pope Francis raised the rank of the celebration of Saint Mary Magdalene to feast on 3 June 2016. Pope Francis decreed on 26 January 2021 that Saints Mary and Lazarus of Bethany are to be celebrated alongside of Saint Martha. August 1 August: Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial 2 August: Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop – optional memorial 2 August: Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest – optional memorial 4 August: Saint Jean Vianney, Priest – memorial 5 August: The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary