Priest · Remembered on March 5
St. John Joseph of the Cross
St. John Joseph of the Cross is remembered on March 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | March 5 |
|---|---|
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1734 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Neapolitan Franciscan of the strictest observance who never left off the one habit he had received at sixteen, governed as provincial with a mother’s gentleness, and was so besieged for counsel that the friary door had to be repaired yearly.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Joseph of the Cross. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. John Joseph of the Cross keeps March 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of March.
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