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title: "St. Paschal Baylon: Feast Day May 17 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paschal-baylon/
description: "St. Paschal Baylon, Religious, patron of eucharistic devotion. Remembered on May 17, died 1592. Read their life in Bless."
---

Religious · Remembered on May 17

# St. Paschal Baylon

St. Paschal Baylon is remembered on May 17 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of eucharistic devotion.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 17](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#17) |
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1592 |
| Patron of | [eucharistic devotion](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#eucharistic-devotion) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, May 17, 2028](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paschal-baylon/#calendar) |

## Life

A Spanish shepherd who taught himself to read from a book carried in his sling, became a Franciscan lay brother and porter, and spent his nights before the tabernacle. Sent through Huguenot France with letters, he defended the Real Presence before an armed crowd and carried the scars home.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Paschal Baylon as patron of eucharistic devotion.

[Eucharistic devotion](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#eucharistic-devotion)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Paschal Baylon. 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, May 17, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/17/) | Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter | White | Acts 15:1-6 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 · John 15:4a, 5b · John 15:1-8 |

Readings

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

[May 16 St. Simon Stock](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-simon-stock/) [May 18 St. John I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-i/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 17?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-17) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Paschal Baylon

Remembered on May 17

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paschal-baylon/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paschal-baylon/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paschal-baylon/#calendar)

In the app

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