7 August 2026 – Friday of Week 18 Optional Memorials: Ss Sixtus 11, pope, and Four Deacon Companions, all martyred in 258. St Cajetan, 1480-1547, founded the Theatines to renew sacramental life in the Church. 1st Reading: Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 The collapse of Assyria is celebrated by an optimistic prophet A shatterer has come up…