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title: "St. Paul: Feast Day June 29 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul/
description: "St. Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, patron of missionaries and writers. Feast day June 29, died c. 67. Read their life in Bless."
---

Apostle to the Gentiles · Feast day June 29

# St. Paul

The feast day of St. Paul is June 29, a solemnity in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of missionaries and writers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [June 29](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#29) |
| In the US calendar | Solemnity |
| Title | Apostle to the Gentiles |
| Died | c. 67 |
| Patron of | [missionaries](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#missionaries), [writers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#writers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, January 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul/#calendar) |

## Life

Saul of Tarsus, Pharisee of Pharisees, guarded the cloaks at Stephen’s stoning and set out for Damascus to destroy the Church — and met the risen Christ on the road. Three days blind, then baptized, he became the apostle to the nations.

Five times scourged, thrice shipwrecked, stoned and left for dead, he planted churches across the Roman world and wrote them letters that are Scripture. Beheaded at Rome under Nero, he had fought the good fight, finished the course, and preserved the faith.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Paul as patron of missionaries and writers.

[Missionaries](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#missionaries) [Writers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#writers)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Francis de Sales](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-de-sales/) writers · January 24
- [St. John the Apostle](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/) writers · December 27

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. Paul. 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, January 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/25/) | Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle (Feast) | White | Acts 22:3-16 · Psalm 117:1bc, 2 · John 15:16 · Mark 16:15-18 |
| [Tuesday, January 25, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/25/) | Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle (Feast) | White | Acts 22:3-16 · Psalm 117:1bc, 2 · John 15:16 · Mark 16:15-18 |

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.

[June 29 St. Peter](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/) [June 30 First Martyrs of the Church of Rome](https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/)

[All the saints of June](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/) [Born on June 29?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#06-29) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Paul

Feast day June 29

On this page

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

In the app

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