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title: "St. Ephrem: Feast Day June 9 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ephrem/
description: "St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church. Remembered on June 9, died c. 373. Read their life in Bless."
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Deacon and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on June 9

# St. Ephrem

St. Ephrem is remembered on June 9 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [June 9](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#9) |
| Title | Deacon and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 373 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, June 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ephrem/#calendar) |

## Life

A deacon of Nisibis and then Edessa who never sought priesthood, called ‘the harp of the Holy Spirit’: he wrote theology almost entirely in verse, hundreds of hymns on the Nativity, on Paradise, on faith, against the heresies of his day — and taught choirs of women to sing them.

When famine struck Edessa he organized the relief of the starving, and died within weeks of the plague he caught serving them. The only Syriac father honored as a Doctor of the Church, he shows that theology can be sung.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Ephrem. 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, June 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/09/) | Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 · Psalm 99:5, 6, 7, 8, 9 · Psalm 25:4b, 5a · Matthew 5:17-19 |
| [Friday, June 9, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/09/) | Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Timothy 3:10-17 · Psalm 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168 · John 14:23 · Mark 12:35-37 |

Readings

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

[June 8 St. Médard](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-medard/) [June 10 St. Landericus of Paris](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-landericus-of-paris/)

[All the saints of June](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/) [Born on June 9?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#06-09) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Ephrem

Remembered on June 9

On this page

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

In the app

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