Pope and Martyr · Remembered on April 13

St. Martin I

St. Martin I is remembered on April 13 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	April 13
Title	Pope and Martyr
Died	c. 655
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Tuesday, April 13, 2027

Life

The last pope venerated as a martyr: he condemned the emperor’s compromise on Christ’s two wills without waiting for imperial approval, was seized in the Lateran, tried for treason at Constantinople, mocked, chained, and exiled to the Crimea, where he died of ill-treatment, abandoned even by his own church.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Martin I. 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, April 13, 2027	Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter	White	Acts 7:51—8:1a · Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab · John 6:35ab · John 6:30-35
Thursday, April 13, 2028	Holy Thursday — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper	White	Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 · Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 · 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 · John 13:34 · John 13:1-15

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.

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