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title: "St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions: Feast Day May 21"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-christopher-magallanes-and-companions/
description: "St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions, Martyrs. Remembered on May 21. Read their life in Bless."
---

Martyrs · Remembered on May 21

# St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions

St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions is remembered on May 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 21](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#21) |
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | 1927 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, May 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-christopher-magallanes-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

A ranch-born Mexican priest who built schools, a dam, and a clandestine seminary when the government closed the churches. Arrested on his way to Mass in the Cristero years, he gave his belongings to his executioners and absolved them, dying innocent and asking God that his blood serve the unity of his Mexican brethren. Twenty-four companions share his feast.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Christopher Magallanes 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, May 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/21/) | Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Sirach 6:5-17 · Psalm 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35 · John 17:17b, 17a · Mark 10:1-12 |
| [Sunday, May 21, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/21/) | Sixth Sunday of Easter | White | Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 · Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 · Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 · John 14:23 · John 14:23-29 |

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 20 St. Bernardine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bernardine-of-siena/) [May 22 St. Rita of Cascia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rita-of-cascia/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 21?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-21) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions

Remembered on May 21

On this page

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

In the app

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