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title: "St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions: Feast Day July 9"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-zhao-rong-and-companions/
description: "St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, Martyrs of China. Remembered on July 9. Read their life in Bless."
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Martyrs of China · Remembered on July 9

# St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions is remembered on July 9 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 9](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#9) |
| Title | Martyrs of China |
| Died | 1815 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, July 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-zhao-rong-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

A Chinese soldier who escorted a martyr-bishop to execution, was won by his serenity, sought baptism, and became a priest — dying in prison for it in 1815. With him the Church honors one hundred twenty companions, Chinese faithful and foreign missionaries, from three centuries of persecution.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, July 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/09/) | Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30 · Psalm 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 · John 16:13a, 14:26d · Matthew 10:16-23 |
| [Sunday, July 9, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/09/) | Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Isaiah 66:10-14c · Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 · Galatians 6:14-18 · Colossians 3:15a, 16a · Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 |

Readings

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

[July 8 Sts. Aquila and Priscilla](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-aquila-and-priscilla/) [July 10 Sts. Rufina and Secunda](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-rufina-and-secunda/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 9?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-09) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

Remembered on July 9

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-zhao-rong-and-companions/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-zhao-rong-and-companions/#calendar)

In the app

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