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title: "St. Paul of the Cross: Feast Day October 20 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-of-the-cross/
description: "St. Paul of the Cross, Priest. Remembered on October 20, died 1775. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest · Remembered on October 20

# St. Paul of the Cross

St. Paul of the Cross is remembered on October 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 20](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#20) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1775 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, October 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-of-the-cross/#calendar) |

## Life

A Ligurian merchant’s son who saw in vision a black habit with the sign of the Passion, fasted forty days writing his rule, and founded the Passionists — contemplatives who leave the cloister to preach Christ crucified. Fifty years of missions made him the most sought preacher in Italy; he kept to the end his watchword, that the Passion of Jesus be ever in our hearts.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Paul of the Cross. 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, October 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/20/) | Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 6:12-18 · Psalm 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8 · Matthew 24:42a, 44 · Luke 12:39-48 |
| [Friday, October 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/20/) | Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ephesians 1:11-14 · Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13 · Psalm 33:22 · Luke 12:1-7 |

Readings

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

[October 19 Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/) [October 21 St. Ursula and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ursula-and-companions/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 20?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-20) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Paul of the Cross

Remembered on October 20

On this page

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

In the app

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