--- title: "St. Leo the Great: Feast Day November 10, Life & Quotes" url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/ description: "St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. Feast day November 10, died c. 461. Read their life and their own words, with sources." --- Pope and Doctor of the Church · Feast day November 10 # St. Leo the Great The feast day of St. Leo the Great is November 10, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Below: a short life and 3 sourced quotations in their own words. | | | |---|---| | Feast day | [November 10](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#10) | | In the US calendar | Memorial | | Title | Pope and Doctor of the Church | | Died | c. 461 | | In their own words | [3 sourced quotations](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#words) | | Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, November 10, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#calendar) | ## Life Pope in the dying years of the Western empire, when the see of Peter was the last steady thing in Italy. His Tome settled the great question at Chalcedon: one Christ, true God and true man — and the bishops acclaimed it as Peter speaking through Leo. When Attila the Hun rode on Rome, Leo went out to meet him with two officials and turned him back. He is the first pope called ‘the Great.’ ## In their own words Each quotation names the work it comes from. Bless quotes these in the comments beside the verses listed under [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#scripture). > Christian, recognize your dignity, and now that you share in God's own nature, do not return by sin to your former base condition. — *Sermon 21 on the Nativity*, c. 440 > Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife. — *Sermon 22 on the Nativity*, c. 441 > Our sharing in the body and blood of Christ has no other purpose than to make us become what we receive. — *Sermon 63 on the Passion*, c. 452 ## In Scripture In Bless, St. Leo the Great’s words appear in the comments beside these verses. This page’s labels say how each is linked: “on this verse” means the saint wrote about that very verse; “on this theme” means the quotation shares its theme. Scripture is quoted from the Catholic Public Domain Version. 1. On this theme > For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. — [John 6:56](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/6/#v56) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Our sharing in the body and blood of Christ has no other purpose than to make us become…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q158) 2. On this theme > Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it. — [1 Corinthians 10:13](https://blessbible.app/bible/1-corinthians/10/#v13) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q157) 3. On this theme > Through the one bread, we, though many, are one body: all of us who are partakers of the one bread. — [1 Corinthians 10:17](https://blessbible.app/bible/1-corinthians/10/#v17) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Our sharing in the body and blood of Christ has no other purpose than to make us become…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q158) 4. On this theme > Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. — [James 1:12](https://blessbible.app/bible/james/1/#v12) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q157) 5. On this theme > But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. — [1 Peter 2:9](https://blessbible.app/bible/1-peter/2/#v9) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Christian, recognize your dignity, and now that you share in God's own nature, do not…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q156) 6. On this theme > Through Christ, he has given us the greatest and most precious promises, so that by these things you may become sharers in the Divine Nature, fleeing from the corruption of that desire which is in the world. — [2 Peter 1:4](https://blessbible.app/bible/2-peter/1/#v4) · CPDV Beside their words: [“Christian, recognize your dignity, and now that you share in God's own nature, do not…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#q156) ## In the calendar The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Leo the Great. 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) | |---|---|---|---| | [Tuesday, November 10, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/10/) | St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) | White | Titus 2:1-8, 11-14 · Psalm 37:3-4, 18 and 23, 27 and 29 · John 14:23 · Luke 17:7-10 | | [Wednesday, November 10, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/10/) | St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) | White | Wisdom 6:1-11 · Psalm 82:3-4, 6-7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:18 · Luke 17:11-19 | | [Friday, November 10, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/10/) | St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) | White | Philippians 3:17—4:1 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 · 1 John 2:5 · Luke 16:1-8 | 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 9 St. Theodore Tiron](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodore-tiron/) [November 11 St. Martin of Tours](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-martin-of-tours/) [All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 10?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-10) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/) Spotted a mistake in a date, a patronage or a quotation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here. St. Leo the Great Feast day November 10 On this page 1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#life) 2. [In their own words](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#words) 3. [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leo-the-great/#scripture) 4. 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