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title: "St. Marguerite Bourgeoys: Feast Day January 12 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marguerite-bourgeoys/
description: "St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, Religious. Remembered on January 12, died 1700. Read their life in Bless."
---

Religious · Remembered on January 12

# St. Marguerite Bourgeoys

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys is remembered on January 12 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 12](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#12) |
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1700 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, January 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marguerite-bourgeoys/#calendar) |

## Life

A Frenchwoman who sailed to the raw settlement of Montreal, opened its first school in a stable, and founded an uncloistered teaching congregation that followed the settlers wherever they went — the first woman saint of Canada.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Marguerite Bourgeoys. 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, January 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/12/) | Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 2:5-12 · Psalm 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Mark 1:21-28 |
| [Wednesday, January 12, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/12/) | Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20 · Psalm 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 · John 10:27 · Mark 1:29-39 |

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.

[January 11 St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodosius-the-cenobiarch/) [January 13 St. Hilary of Poitiers](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hilary-of-poitiers/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 12?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-12) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Marguerite Bourgeoys

Remembered on January 12

On this page

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

In the app

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