Saint John Henry Newman: August 11, 1890

O God, who bestowed on the Priest Saint John Henry Newman the grace to follow your kindly light and find peace in your Church; graciously grant that, through his intercession and example, we may be led out of shadows and images into the fulness of your truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

His feast is not celebrated today, but this is the anniversary of his death. Since today was already the feast of St. Clare of Assisi on the current Roman Calendar (for the Roman Missal of 1962, her feast is on August 12), the date of October 9--when he became a Catholic--was chosen instead for his feast day. 

Nevertheless, we can certainly remember him today in private devotions, using the prayers and readings assigned for his October 9 Feast in the Catholic dioceses of England and Wales.

I do hope the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will add his feast to our national calendar on October 9, although Saint Denis and Saint John Leonardi already have optional memorials scheduled! I wonder if his feast could be an obligatory Memorial? 

BTW: the Bishops of England and Wales took care of the issue of the memorials of Saint Denis and Saint John Leonardi thusly in May 2019:

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales agrees to the raising of Bl. John Henry Newman to the rank of Feast on 9 October, subsequent to his canonisation, in the National Calendar for England and the National Calendar for Wales.

It requests the optional memorials of St Denis and Companions and St John Leonardi be transferred to 10 October.

Saint John Henry Newman, pray for us!