Religious and Martyr · Remembered on March 22

St. Nicholas Owen

St. Nicholas Owen is remembered on March 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	March 22
Title	Religious and Martyr
Died	1606
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Monday, March 22, 2027

Life

A tiny Oxford carpenter, Jesuit lay brother, who for twenty-six years built the priest-holes of England — ingenious hides that saved hundreds of lives, working alone by night. Captured at last, he was torn to death on the Tower rack rather than betray a single one.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Nicholas Owen. 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)
Monday, March 22, 2027	Monday of Holy Week	Violet	Isaiah 42:1-7 · Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 · John 12:1-11
Wednesday, March 22, 2028	Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent	Violet	Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 · Psalm 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 · John 6:63c, 68c · Matthew 5:17-19

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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