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title: "St. Richard of Chichester: Feast Day April 3 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-richard-of-chichester/
description: "St. Richard of Chichester, Bishop. Remembered on April 3, died c. 1253. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on April 3

# St. Richard of Chichester

St. Richard of Chichester is remembered on April 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 3](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#3) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 1253 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, April 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-richard-of-chichester/#calendar) |

## Life

An Oxford scholar who plowed his brother’s fields in youth and never lost the touch; as bishop of Chichester — locked out of his own palace by the king for two years — he lived on charity, visited every corner of his diocese on foot, and left a prayer the whole world knows: to see Christ more clearly, love him more dearly, follow him more nearly.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Richard of Chichester. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, April 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/03/) | Saturday in the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 4:13-21 · Psalm 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 · Psalm 118:24 · Mark 16:9-15 |
| [Monday, April 3, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/03/) | Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent | Violet | Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62 · Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 · Ezekiel 33:11 · John 8:12-20 |

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 2 St. Francis of Paola](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-paola/) [April 4 St. Isidore of Seville](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-of-seville/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 3?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-03) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Richard of Chichester

Remembered on April 3

On this page

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

In the app

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