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title: "St. John Joseph of the Cross: Feast Day March 5 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-joseph-of-the-cross/
description: "St. John Joseph of the Cross, Priest. Remembered on March 5, died 1734. Read their life in Bless."
---

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](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#5) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1734 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, March 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-joseph-of-the-cross/#calendar) |

## 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.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, March 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/05/) | Friday of the Third Week of Lent | Violet | Hosea 14:2-10 · Psalm 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 · Matthew 4:17 · Mark 12:28-34 |
| [Sunday, March 5, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/05/) | First Sunday of Lent | Violet | Deuteronomy 26:4-10 · Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 · Romans 10:8-13 · Matthew 4:4b · Luke 4:1-13 |

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 4 St. Casimir](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-casimir/) [March 6 St. Fridolin](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-fridolin/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 5?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-05) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John Joseph of the Cross

Remembered on March 5

On this page

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

In the app

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