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title: "St. Pius of Pietrelcina: Feast Day September 23 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pius-of-pietrelcina/
description: "St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest. Feast day September 23, died 1968. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest · Feast day September 23

# St. Pius of Pietrelcina

The feast day of St. Pius of Pietrelcina is September 23, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [September 23](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#23) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1968 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, September 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pius-of-pietrelcina/#calendar) |

## Life

Francesco Forgione of Pietrelcina, Capuchin friar of San Giovanni Rotondo, who in 1918 received the visible stigmata and bore the wounds for fifty years under medical scrutiny and no little suspicion — which he met with obedience.

His Mass could last hours; his confessional drew penitents by the hundred thousand, and he read many of their souls before they spoke. He built a great hospital, the Home for the Relief of Suffering, and founded the prayer groups that continue worldwide. Padre Pio remains one of the most beloved saints of modern times.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Pius of Pietrelcina. 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, September 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/23/) | St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest (Memorial) | White | Haggai 1:1-8 · Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b · John 14:6 · Luke 9:7-9 |
| [Saturday, September 23, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/23/) | St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest (Memorial) | White | 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 · Psalm 56:10c-12, 13-14 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 8:4-15 |

Readings

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

[September 22 St. Maurice and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maurice-and-companions/) [September 24 St. Gerard of Csanád](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gerard-of-csanad/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 23?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-23) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Pius of Pietrelcina

Feast day September 23

On this page

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

In the app

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