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title: "St. Cecilia: Feast Day November 22 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cecilia/
description: "St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, patron of musicians. Feast day November 22, died c. 230. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin and Martyr · Feast day November 22

# St. Cecilia

The feast day of St. Cecilia is November 22, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of musicians.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [November 22](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#22) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Virgin and Martyr |
| Died | c. 230 |
| Patron of | [musicians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#musicians) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, November 22, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cecilia/#calendar) |

## Life

A Roman maiden of senatorial family, married against her will to the pagan Valerian — whom she converted on their wedding night, along with his brother; both died martyrs before her. While the wedding instruments played, the ancient account says, Cecilia sang in her heart to the Lord alone — the image that made her patroness of music.

Sentenced to suffocation and then beheading, she survived three strokes of the sword and lived three days more, giving away her goods. Her house became a church; when her tomb was opened centuries later, her body lay incorrupt, as the famous statue in Trastevere shows her.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Cecilia as patron of musicians.

[Musicians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#musicians)

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. Cecilia. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, November 22, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/22/) | The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | White | Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 · Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 · 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 · Mark 11:9, 10 · Matthew 25:31-46 |
| [Monday, November 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/22/) | St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20 · Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 · Matthew 24:42a, 44 · Luke 21:1-4 |
| [Wednesday, November 22, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/22/) | St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | Revelation 4:1-11 · Psalm 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 · See John 15:16 · Luke 19:11-28 |

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.

[November 21 St. Gelasius I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gelasius-i/) [November 23 St. Clement of Rome](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-clement-of-rome/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 22?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-22) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Cecilia

Feast day November 22

On this page

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

In the app

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