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title: "St. Bernard of Menthon: Feast Day May 28 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/
description: "St. Bernard of Menthon, Priest, patron of mountaineers and the Alps. Remembered on May 28, died c. 1081. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest · Remembered on May 28

# St. Bernard of Menthon

St. Bernard of Menthon is remembered on May 28 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of mountaineers and the Alps.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 28](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#28) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | c. 1081 |
| Patron of | [mountaineers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#mountaineers), [the Alps](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#alps) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, May 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/#calendar) |

## Life

Archdeacon of Aosta who spent forty years among the Alpine passes, founding at their summits the hospices — and the community of canons with their great dogs — that rescued snowbound travelers for nine centuries. The passes and the dogs both bear his name.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Bernard of Menthon as patron of mountaineers and the Alps.

[Mountaineers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#mountaineers) [Alps](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#alps)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Bernard of Menthon. 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, May 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/28/) | Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Sirach 44:1, 9-13 · Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b · See John 15:16 · Mark 11:11-26 |
| [Sunday, May 28, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/28/) | Seventh Sunday of Easter — Ascension | White | Acts 1:1-11 · Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 · Ephesians 1:17-23 · Matthew 28:19a and 20b · Luke 24:46-53 |

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.

[May 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-canterbury/) [May 29 St. Paul VI](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-vi/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 28?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-28) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Bernard of Menthon

Remembered on May 28

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernard-of-menthon/#calendar)

In the app

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