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title: "St. Gertrude the Great: Feast Day November 16 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gertrude-the-great/
description: "St. Gertrude the Great, Virgin. Remembered on November 16, died c. 1302. Read their life in Bless."
---

Virgin · Remembered on November 16

# St. Gertrude the Great

St. Gertrude the Great is remembered on November 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 16](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#16) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 1302 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, November 16, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gertrude-the-great/#calendar) |

## Life

Given to the monastery of Helfta at four, a brilliant, worldly student until at twenty-five Christ appeared to her, promising to save and deliver her. Her Herald of Divine Love records a mystical life centered on the Sacred Heart, the liturgy, and the souls in purgatory — the only woman the Church styles ‘the Great.’

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gertrude the Great. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, November 16, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/16/) | Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5 · Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 · John 8:12 · Luke 18:35-43 |
| [Tuesday, November 16, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/16/) | Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 · Psalm 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · 1 John 4:10b · Luke 19:1-10 |
| [Thursday, November 16, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/16/) | Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Psalm 146:7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 · John 15:5 · Luke 17:20-25 |

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.

[November 15 St. Albert the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/) [November 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-elizabeth-of-hungary/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 16?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-16) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Gertrude the Great

Remembered on November 16

On this page

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

In the app

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