Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: Reviving Religious Habits - Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint John Vianney, PriestHe summoned the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand. It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.” Then his disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” Matthew 15:10–12Jesus’ words would have stunned His Jewish listeners because He challenged deeply rooted religious beliefs about purity and impurity. He was not denying the value of external practices when they are rightly understood and ordered....