Priest · Remembered on January 14

St. Felix of Nola

St. Felix of Nola is remembered on January 14 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	January 14
Title	Priest
Died	c. 260
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Thursday, January 14, 2027

Life

A priest of Nola near Naples who suffered imprisonment in the Decian persecution, hid from his pursuers — a spider’s web across the cave mouth saved him, the old account says — and afterward refused the bishopric, farming a rented field to have alms for the poor.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Felix of Nola. 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)
Thursday, January 14, 2027	Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time	Green	Hebrews 3:7-14 · Psalm 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 · Matthew 4:23 · Mark 1:40-45
Friday, January 14, 2028	Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time	Green	1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a · Psalm 89:16-17, 18-19 · Luke 7:16 · Mark 2:1-12

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.

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