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title: "St. Junípero Serra: Feast Day July 1 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-junipero-serra/
description: "St. Junípero Serra, Priest. Remembered on July 1, died 1784. Read their life in Bless."
---

Priest · Remembered on July 1

# St. Junípero Serra

St. Junípero Serra is remembered on July 1 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 1](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#1) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1784 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, July 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-junipero-serra/#calendar) |

## Life

A Mallorcan philosophy professor who sailed for the missions at thirty-five, walked to Mexico City on an injured leg he never let heal, and founded nine of California’s twenty-one missions from San Diego to San Francisco, confirming thousands. He lived by a simple rule: always go forward, never turn back.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Junípero Serra. 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, July 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/01/) | Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 22:1b-19 · Psalm 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · Matthew 9:1-8 |
| [Saturday, July 1, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/01/) | Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 · Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 · Matthew 8:17 · Matthew 8:5-17 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[June 30 First Martyrs of the Church of Rome](https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/) [July 2 Sts. Processus and Martinian](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-processus-and-martinian/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 1?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-01) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Junípero Serra

Remembered on July 1

On this page

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

In the app

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