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title: "St. Gregory of Narek: Feast Day February 27 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-of-narek/
description: "St. Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church. Remembered on February 27, died c. 1003. Read their life in Bless."
---

Doctor of the Church · Remembered on February 27

# St. Gregory of Narek

St. Gregory of Narek is remembered on February 27 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 27](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#27) |
| Title | Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 1003 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, February 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-of-narek/#calendar) |

## Life

An Armenian monk whose Book of Lamentations — ninety-five prayers he offered as conversations with God from the depths of the heart — is the treasure of Armenian Christianity, kept under pillows of the sick for a thousand years. Rome declared the monk of Narek a Doctor of the universal Church in 2015.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gregory of Narek. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, February 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/27/) | Saturday of the Second Week of Lent | Violet | Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 · Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 |
| [Sunday, February 27, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/27/) | Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Sirach 27:4-7 · Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 · 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 · Philippians 2:15d, 16a · Luke 6:39-45 |

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.

[February 26 St. Porphyry of Gaza](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-porphyry-of-gaza/) [February 28 St. Oswald of Worcester](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oswald-of-worcester/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 27?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-27) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Gregory of Narek

Remembered on February 27

On this page

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

In the app

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