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title: "St. Benjamin: Feast Day March 31 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benjamin/
description: "St. Benjamin, Deacon and Martyr. Remembered on March 31, died c. 424. Read their life in Bless."
---

Deacon and Martyr · Remembered on March 31

# St. Benjamin

St. Benjamin is remembered on March 31 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 31](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#31) |
| Title | Deacon and Martyr |
| Died | c. 424 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, March 31, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benjamin/#calendar) |

## Life

A Persian deacon released from prison on the Roman ambassador’s pledge that he would cease preaching — a pledge Benjamin refused to keep, asking how he could withhold the light. After a year of open preaching he was martyred under Bahram V.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Benjamin. 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, March 31, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/31/) | Wednesday in the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 3:1-10 · Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 · Psalm 118:24 · Luke 24:13-35 |
| [Friday, March 31, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/31/) | Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent | Violet | Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 · Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 · Matthew 4:4b · John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 |

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.

[March 30 St. John Climacus](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-climacus/) [April 1 St. Hugh of Grenoble](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 31?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-31) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Benjamin

Remembered on March 31

On this page

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

In the app

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