Abbot · Remembered on June 7

St. Robert of Newminster

St. Robert of Newminster is remembered on June 7 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	June 7
Title	Abbot
Died	c. 1159
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Monday, June 7, 2027

Life

A Yorkshire priest among the founders of Fountains Abbey — begun in midwinter under an elm — and first abbot of Newminster, from which three daughter houses rose in his lifetime. Bernard of Clairvaux was his friend; gentleness with the wayward was his mark.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Robert of Newminster. 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, June 7, 2027	Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time	Green	2 Corinthians 1:1-7 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · Matthew 5:12a · Matthew 5:1-12
Wednesday, June 7, 2028	Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time	Green	2 Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 · Psalm 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef · John 11:25a, 26 · Mark 12:18-27

Readings

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

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