Pope · Remembered on November 21
St. Gelasius I
St. Gelasius I is remembered on November 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | November 21 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pope |
| Died | c. 496 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
An African-born pope, more servant than sovereign, as his epitaph remembers him, famous for feeding a starving Rome and for the letter distinguishing the ‘two powers’ of priest and emperor — a sentence quoted for a millennium. He fixed the canon of Scripture in the West and gave his name to the oldest Roman sacramentary.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gelasius I. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | White | Daniel 7:13-14 · Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5 · Revelation 1:5-8 · Mark 11:9, 10 · John 18:33b-37 |
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Gelasius I keeps November 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of November.
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