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title: "St. André Bessette: Feast Day January 6 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-andre-bessette/
description: "St. André Bessette, Religious. Remembered on January 6, died 1937. Read their life in Bless."
---

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](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#6) |
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1937 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, January 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-andre-bessette/#calendar) |

## 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.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, January 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/06/) | Wednesday after Epiphany | White | 1 John 4:11-18 · Psalm 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 · 1 Timothy 3:16 · Mark 6:45-52 |
| [Thursday, January 6, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/06/) | Thursday after Epiphany | White | 1 John 4:19—5:4 · Psalm 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 4:14-22 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 5 St. John Neumann](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-neumann/) [January 7 St. Raymond of Peñafort](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-raymond-of-penafort/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 6?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-06) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. André Bessette

Remembered on January 6

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-andre-bessette/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-andre-bessette/#calendar)

In the app

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