Priest · Remembered on April 5
St. Vincent Ferrer
St. Vincent Ferrer is remembered on April 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of builders.
Life
A Valencian Dominican who preached penance across half of Europe for twenty years — tens of thousands following him from town to town — and labored to heal the Great Schism that had broken the Church he loved, finally withdrawing obedience from the pope he had long served when unity demanded it.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Vincent Ferrer as patron of builders.
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. Vincent Ferrer. 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 of the Fifth Week of Lent | Violet | Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 · Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 · See Luke 8:15 · John 8:31-42 |
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Vincent Ferrer keeps April 5 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of April.
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