Priest and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on December 21
St. Peter Canisius
St. Peter Canisius is remembered on December 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | December 21 |
|---|---|
| Title | Priest and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | 1597 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
The Dutch Jesuit who almost single-handedly held the German lands for the Church — forty years of preaching from Vienna to Fribourg, founding colleges, attending Trent, and writing the catechism that went through two hundred editions in his lifetime. He assured the overburdened that with God’s help they would find time to do it all.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Peter Canisius. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Peter Canisius keeps December 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of December.
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