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title: "St. Ursula and Companions: Feast Day October 21 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ursula-and-companions/
description: "St. Ursula and Companions, Virgins and Martyrs. Remembered on October 21. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgins and Martyrs · Remembered on October 21

# St. Ursula and Companions

St. Ursula and Companions is remembered on October 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 21](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#21) |
| Title | Virgins and Martyrs |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, October 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ursula-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

A British princess martyred at Cologne with her virgin companions while returning from pilgrimage — so the ancient tradition, embroidered by legend into eleven thousand. Whatever their number, their veneration is early and deep: an inscription of the fourth century already honors virgins martyred at Cologne, and Angela Merici placed her teaching company under Ursula’s name.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Ursula and Companions. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, October 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/21/) | Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 6:19-23 · Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 · Philippians 3:8-9 · Luke 12:49-53 |
| [Saturday, October 21, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/21/) | Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ephesians 1:15-23 · Psalm 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7 · John 15:26b, 27a · Luke 12:8-12 |

Readings

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

[October 20 St. Paul of the Cross](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-of-the-cross/) [October 22 St. John Paul II](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-paul-ii/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 21?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-21) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Ursula and Companions

Remembered on October 21

On this page

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

In the app

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