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title: "St. Josaphat: Feast Day November 12 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josaphat/
description: "St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr. Feast day November 12, died 1623. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop and Martyr · Feast day November 12

# St. Josaphat

The feast day of St. Josaphat is November 12, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [November 12](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#12) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Died | 1623 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, November 12, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josaphat/#calendar) |

## Life

A merchant’s son of Volodymyr who became a Basilian monk at Vilnius, taking the name Josaphat, and rose to be archbishop of Polotsk. He gave himself to the union of his Ruthenian church with Rome while keeping its Byzantine rite — winning most of his flock and the hatred of the rest.

He told agitators at Vitebsk that he knew they wanted to kill him and that he was ready to die for the holy union. Days later a mob broke into his house, and he went out to meet them. Axe and bullet made him the first Eastern saint canonized at Rome.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Josaphat. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, November 12, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/12/) | St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | Psalm 146:7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 · John 15:5 · Luke 17:20-25 |
| [Friday, November 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/12/) | St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | Wisdom 13:1-9 · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5ab · Luke 21:28 · Luke 17:26-37 |
| [Sunday, November 12, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/12/) | Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 · Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8 and 15 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16—3:5 · Revelation 1:5a and 6b · Luke 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 |

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.

[November 11 St. Martin of Tours](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martin-of-tours/) [November 13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 12?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-12) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Josaphat

Feast day November 12

On this page

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

In the app

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