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title: "St. Guy of Anderlecht: Feast Day September 12 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-guy-of-anderlecht/
description: "St. Guy of Anderlecht, Layman. Remembered on September 12, died c. 1012. Read their life in Bless."
---

Layman · Remembered on September 12

# St. Guy of Anderlecht

St. Guy of Anderlecht is remembered on September 12 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 12](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#12) |
| Title | Layman |
| Died | c. 1012 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, September 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-guy-of-anderlecht/#calendar) |

## Life

A poor Brabant sacristan who lost his one venture into trade — the ship sank at the dock — and took it as God’s answer, spending seven years as a pilgrim to Rome and Jerusalem on foot. He died a pauper at Anderlecht; the working poor of the Low Countries made ‘poor Guy’ their own.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Guy of Anderlecht. 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, September 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/12/) | Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Isaiah 50:5-9a · Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 · James 2:14-18 · Galatians 6:14 · Mark 8:27-35 |
| [Tuesday, September 12, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/12/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 · Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b · See John 15:16 · Luke 6:12-19 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 11 Sts. Protus and Hyacinth](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-protus-and-hyacinth/) [September 13 St. John Chrysostom](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-chrysostom/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 12?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-12) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Guy of Anderlecht

Remembered on September 12

On this page

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

In the app

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