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title: "St. Pius V: Feast Day April 30 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pius-v/
description: "St. Pius V, Pope. Remembered on April 30, died 1572. Read their life in Bless."
---

Pope · Remembered on April 30

# St. Pius V

St. Pius V is remembered on April 30 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 30](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#30) |
| Title | Pope |
| Died | 1572 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, April 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pius-v/#calendar) |

## Life

A shepherd boy turned Dominican inquisitor turned pope, who enforced the Council of Trent, published the catechism, breviary, and missal that bore his name for four centuries, and called the alliance whose fleet won at Lepanto — instituting Our Lady of Victory in thanksgiving. He wore his friar’s habit beneath the papal white, beginning a custom that endures.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Pius V. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, April 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/30/) | Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter | White | Acts 15:22-31 · Psalm 57:8-9, 10 and 12 · John 15:15b · John 15:12-17 |
| [Sunday, April 30, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/30/) | Third Sunday of Easter | White | Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 · Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 · Revelation 5:11-14 · John 21:1-19 |

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.

[April 29 St. Catherine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-siena/) [May 1 St. Peregrine Laziosi](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peregrine-laziosi/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 30?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-30) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Pius V

Remembered on April 30

On this page

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

In the app

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