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title: "St. John Damascene: Feast Day December 4 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-damascene/
description: "St. John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church. Remembered on December 4, died c. 749. Read their life in Bless."
---

Priest and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on December 4

# St. John Damascene

St. John Damascene is remembered on December 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 4](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#4) |
| Title | Priest and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 749 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, December 4, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-damascene/#calendar) |

## Life

Son of the caliph’s Christian treasurer at Damascus, who left office for the monastery of Mar Saba — and from safely beyond the emperor’s reach wrote the defenses of the holy images that steadied the Church through iconoclasm. His Fount of Knowledge summed Greek theology; his hymns still carry Easter in the East. He is the last of the Greek fathers.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Damascene. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, December 4, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/04/) | Friday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 29:17-24 · Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 · Matthew 9:27-31 |
| [Saturday, December 4, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/04/) | Saturday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 · Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 · Isaiah 33:22 · Matthew 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 |
| [Monday, December 4, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/04/) | Monday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 4:2-6 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9 · See Psalm 80:4 · Matthew 8:5-11 |

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.

[December 3 St. Francis Xavier](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-xavier/) [December 5 St. Sabas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sabas/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 4?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-04) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John Damascene

Remembered on December 4

On this page

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

In the app

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