Virgin · Remembered on August 26
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet is remembered on August 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of the elderly.
| Remembered on | August 26 |
|---|---|
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | 1897 |
| Patron of | the elderly |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Catalan schoolteacher who founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Aged, spending herself so entirely for the old and destitute that fifty-eight houses opened before her death — and who taught her sisters to see in every worn face the person of Christ grown old.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet as patron of the elderly.
Patronages are traditional, not an official list. All patron saints in Bless, A to Z.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet keeps August 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of August.
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