Religious · Remembered on January 6
St. André Bessette
St. André Bessette is remembered on January 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | January 6 |
|---|---|
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1937 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A frail, barely lettered Holy Cross brother who kept the door of a Montreal college for forty years — and whose prayers to St. Joseph healed so many that a mountain shrine, St. Joseph’s Oratory, rose from his nickel collections. A million people filed past his coffin.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. André Bessette. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. André Bessette keeps January 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of January.
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