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title: "St. Sabas: Feast Day December 5 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sabas/
description: "St. Sabas, Abbot. Remembered on December 5, died c. 532. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbot · Remembered on December 5

# St. Sabas

St. Sabas is remembered on December 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 5](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#5) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 532 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, December 5, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sabas/#calendar) |

## Life

A Cappadocian who entered monastic life at eight and founded in the Judean desert the Great Laura — Mar Saba — mother of Palestinian monasticism, inhabited to this day. Twice he walked to Constantinople in extreme old age to plead his people’s causes before emperors, and was heard.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Sabas. 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, December 5, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/05/) | Saturday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 · Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 · Isaiah 33:22 · Matthew 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 |
| [Sunday, December 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/05/) | Second Sunday of Advent | Violet | Baruch 5:1-9 · Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 · Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 · Luke 3:4, 6 · Luke 3:1-6 |
| [Tuesday, December 5, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/05/) | Tuesday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 11:1-10 · Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 · Luke 10:21-24 |

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.

[December 4 St. John Damascene](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-damascene/) [December 6 St. Nicholas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 5?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-05) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Sabas

Remembered on December 5

On this page

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

In the app

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