Bishop · Remembered on January 10

St. Gregory of Nyssa

St. Gregory of Nyssa is remembered on January 10 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	January 10
Title	Bishop
Died	c. 395
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Sunday, January 10, 2027

Life

Younger brother of Basil the Great and the deepest thinker of the Cappadocian fathers. His Life of Moses reads the soul’s endless ascent into God — ‘from one glory to another’ — and his defense of Nicaea earned him the council fathers’ title ‘pillar of orthodoxy.’

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gregory of Nyssa. 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)
Sunday, January 10, 2027	The Baptism of the Lord	White	Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 · Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 · Acts 10:34-38 · See Mark 9:7 · Mark 1:7-11
Monday, January 10, 2028	Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time	Green	1 Samuel 1:1-8 · Psalm 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19 · Mark 1:15 · Mark 1:14-20

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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