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title: "St. Oscar Romero: Feast Day March 24 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oscar-romero/
description: "St. Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr. Remembered on March 24, died 1980. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on March 24

# St. Oscar Romero

St. Oscar Romero is remembered on March 24 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 24](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#24) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Died | 1980 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, March 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oscar-romero/#calendar) |

## Life

The bookish, cautious archbishop of San Salvador whom the murder of his friend Rutilio Grande transformed into the voice of his voiceless people. His Sunday sermons, broadcast nationwide, named the disappeared one by one. The day after begging soldiers, in the name of God, to stop the repression, he was shot dead at the altar.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Oscar Romero. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, March 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/24/) | Wednesday of Holy Week | Violet | Isaiah 50:4-9a · Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 · Matthew 26:14-25 |
| [Friday, March 24, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/24/) | Friday of the Third Week of Lent | Violet | Hosea 14:2-10 · Psalm 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 · Matthew 4:17 · Mark 12:28-34 |

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 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-turibius-of-mogrovejo/) [March 25 St. Dismas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-dismas/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 24?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-24) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Oscar Romero

Remembered on March 24

On this page

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

In the app

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