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title: "St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: Feast Day November 18 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rose-philippine-duchesne/
description: "St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin. Remembered on November 18, died 1852. Read their life in Bless."
---

Virgin · Remembered on November 18

# St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne is remembered on November 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 18](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#18) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | 1852 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, November 18, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rose-philippine-duchesne/#calendar) |

## Life

A daughter of revolutionary Grenoble who waited thirty years to be a missionary, then sailed at forty-nine with four Religious of the Sacred Heart to the Missouri frontier, opening the first free school west of the Mississippi. At seventy-one she finally reached the Potawatomi, who — unable to teach her their language — named her for what they saw: ‘the woman who prays always.’

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, November 18, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/18/) | Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Revelation 4:1-11 · Psalm 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 · See John 15:16 · Luke 19:11-28 |
| [Thursday, November 18, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/18/) | Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Maccabees 2:15-29 · Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15 · Psalm 95:8 · Luke 19:41-44 |
| [Saturday, November 18, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/18/) | Saturday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Psalm 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 · See 2 Thessalonians 2:14 · Luke 18:1-8 |

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.

[November 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-elizabeth-of-hungary/) [November 19 St. Raphael Kalinowski](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-raphael-kalinowski/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 18?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-18) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Remembered on November 18

On this page

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

In the app

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