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title: "St. Willibald: Feast Day July 7 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibald/
description: "St. Willibald, Bishop. Remembered on July 7, died c. 787. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop · Remembered on July 7

# St. Willibald

St. Willibald is remembered on July 7 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 7](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#7) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 787 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, July 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibald/#calendar) |

## Life

An English monk, kinsman of Boniface, and the first recorded English pilgrim to the Holy Land — seven years wandering from Rome to Jerusalem, dictating his travels in old age. Boniface drafted him for the German mission, where he served as bishop of Eichstätt for over forty years.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Willibald. 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, July 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/07/) | Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a · Psalm 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19 · Mark 1:15 · Matthew 10:1-7 |
| [Friday, July 7, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/07/) | Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 · Psalm 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 · Matthew 11:28 · Matthew 9:9-13 |

Readings

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

[July 6 St. Maria Goretti](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maria-goretti/) [July 8 Sts. Aquila and Priscilla](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-aquila-and-priscilla/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 7?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-07) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Willibald

Remembered on July 7

On this page

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

In the app

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