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title: "St. John Baptist de Rossi: Feast Day May 23 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-rossi/
description: "St. John Baptist de Rossi, Priest. Remembered on May 23, died 1764. Read their life in Bless."
---

Priest · Remembered on May 23

# St. John Baptist de Rossi

St. John Baptist de Rossi is remembered on May 23 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 23](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#23) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1764 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, May 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-rossi/#calendar) |

## Life

A Roman priest, epileptic and scrupulous, who feared the confessional for years — then discovered in it his life’s work among the drovers, prisoners, and homeless women of the city, hearing confessions from dawn and founding a hospice with everything he had.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Baptist de Rossi. 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, May 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/23/) | The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity | White | Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 · Psalm 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 · Romans 8:14-17 · Revelation 1:8 · Matthew 28:16-20 |
| [Tuesday, May 23, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/23/) | Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter | White | Acts 16:22-34 · Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 · See John 16:7, 13 · John 16:5-11 |

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.

[May 22 St. Rita of Cascia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rita-of-cascia/) [May 24 St. Vincent of Lérins](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-vincent-of-lerins/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 23?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-23) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John Baptist de Rossi

Remembered on May 23

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-rossi/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-rossi/#calendar)

In the app

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