Virgins and Martyrs · Remembered on July 17

Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne

Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne is remembered on July 17 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	July 17
Title	Virgins and Martyrs
Died	1794
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Saturday, July 17, 2027

Life

Sixteen Carmelites who offered their lives daily for peace in France’s Terror, were arrested for keeping their common life, and went to the guillotine singing the Veni Creator, each renewing her vows at the scaffold before the youngest climbed first. The Terror collapsed ten days later; they were canonized in 2024.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

Date	In the US calendar	Color	Mass readings (US)
Saturday, July 17, 2027	Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time	Green	Exodus 12:37-42 · Psalm 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · Matthew 12:14-21
Monday, July 17, 2028	Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time	Green	Isaiah 1:10-17 · Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 · Matthew 5:10 · Matthew 10:34-11:1

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

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