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title: "St. Francis of Paola: Feast Day April 2 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-paola/
description: "St. Francis of Paola, Hermit. Remembered on April 2, died 1507. Read their life in Bless."
---

Hermit · Remembered on April 2

# St. Francis of Paola

St. Francis of Paola is remembered on April 2 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 2](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#2) |
| Title | Hermit |
| Died | 1507 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, April 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-paola/#calendar) |

## Life

A Calabrian hermit from age fifteen, founder of the Minims — ‘the least’ — vowed to a perpetual Lent without meat, eggs, or milk. Kings could not command him until a pope did: he spent his last twenty-five years reforming the French court, and died there on Good Friday at ninety-one.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Francis of Paola. 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, April 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/02/) | Friday in the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 4:1-12 · Psalm 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a · Psalm 118:24 · John 21:1-14 |
| [Sunday, April 2, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/02/) | Fifth Sunday of Lent | Violet | Isaiah 43:16-21 · Psalm 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6 · Philippians 3:8-14 · Joel 2:12-13 · John 8:1-11 |

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.

[April 1 St. Hugh of Grenoble](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/) [April 3 St. Richard of Chichester](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-richard-of-chichester/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 2?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-02) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Francis of Paola

Remembered on April 2

On this page

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

In the app

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