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title: "St. John Climacus: Feast Day March 30 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-climacus/
description: "St. John Climacus, Abbot. Remembered on March 30, died c. 649. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbot · Remembered on March 30

# St. John Climacus

St. John Climacus is remembered on March 30 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 30](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#30) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 649 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, March 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-climacus/#calendar) |

## Life

Monk and late-in-life abbot of Sinai, author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent — thirty rungs from renunciation to love, one for each year of the Lord’s hidden life. Eastern monasteries still read it aloud every Lent; his very name means ‘of the Ladder.’

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Climacus. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, March 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/30/) | Tuesday in the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 2:36-41 · Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 · Psalm 118:24 · John 20:11-18 |
| [Thursday, March 30, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/30/) | Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent | Violet | Exodus 32:7-14 · Psalm 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 · John 3:16 · John 5:31-47 |

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.

[March 29 Sts. Jonas and Barachisius](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-jonas-and-barachisius/) [March 31 St. Benjamin](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benjamin/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 30?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-30) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John Climacus

Remembered on March 30

On this page

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

In the app

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