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title: "St. Oswald of Northumbria: Feast Day August 5 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oswald-of-northumbria/
description: "St. Oswald of Northumbria, King and Martyr. Remembered on August 5, died c. 642. Read their life in Bless."
---

King and Martyr · Remembered on August 5

# St. Oswald of Northumbria

St. Oswald of Northumbria is remembered on August 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 5](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#5) |
| Title | King and Martyr |
| Died | c. 642 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, August 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oswald-of-northumbria/#calendar) |

## Life

A king who raised a wooden cross with his own hands before the battle that won back his realm, then sent to Iona for a missionary — interpreting Aidan’s sermons himself from the throne. He broke up his own silver dish for beggars at an Easter feast, and fell in battle against the pagan Penda at thirty-eight, praying for his soldiers’ souls.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Oswald of Northumbria. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, August 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/05/) | Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Numbers 20:1-13 · Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 16:13-23 |
| [Saturday, August 5, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/05/) | Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 · Psalm 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34 · Matthew 5:10 · Matthew 14:1-12 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[August 4 St. John Vianney](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-vianney/) [August 6 St. Hormisdas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hormisdas/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 5?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-05) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Oswald of Northumbria

Remembered on August 5

On this page

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

In the app

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