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title: "St. Ludger: Feast Day March 26 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ludger/
description: "St. Ludger, Bishop. Remembered on March 26, died c. 809. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on March 26

# St. Ludger

St. Ludger is remembered on March 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 26](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#26) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 809 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, March 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ludger/#calendar) |

## Life

A Frisian educated at York who evangelized his own people and the conquered Saxons — by persuasion, notably, where Charlemagne had used the sword — founded the abbey that became the city of Münster, and served as its first bishop.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Ludger. 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 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/26/) | Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion | Red | Isaiah 52:13—53:12 · Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 · Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 · Philippians 2:8-9 · John 18:1—19:42 |
| [Sunday, March 26, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/26/) | Fourth Sunday of Lent | Rose (or violet) | Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 |

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 25 St. Dismas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-dismas/) [March 27 St. Rupert of Salzburg](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rupert-of-salzburg/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 26?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-26) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Ludger

Remembered on March 26

On this page

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

In the app

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