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title: "St. Willibrord: Feast Day November 7 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/
description: "St. Willibrord, Bishop, patron of the Netherlands. Remembered on November 7, died c. 739. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop · Remembered on November 7

# St. Willibrord

St. Willibrord is remembered on November 7 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of the Netherlands.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 7](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#7) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 739 |
| Patron of | [the Netherlands](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#netherlands) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, November 7, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/#calendar) |

## Life

A Northumbrian monk, first of the great English missionaries to the continent, consecrated at Rome as archbishop of the Frisians with his see at Utrecht. Fifty years he preached from Denmark to Luxembourg — where Echternach, his abbey, still honors him with its dancing procession each Whit Tuesday.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Willibrord as patron of the Netherlands.

[Netherlands](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#netherlands)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Willibrord. 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, November 7, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/07/) | Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Philippians 4:10-19 · Psalm 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Luke 16:9-15 |
| [Sunday, November 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/07/) | Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 17:10-16 · Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 · Hebrews 9:24-28 · Matthew 5:3 · Mark 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 |
| [Tuesday, November 7, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/07/) | Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Philippians 2:5-11 · Psalm 22:26b-27, 28-30ab, 30e, 31-32 · Matthew 11:28 · Luke 14:15-24 |

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.

[November 6 St. Leonard of Noblac](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-noblac/) [November 8 Four Crowned Martyrs](https://blessbible.app/saints/four-crowned-martyrs/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 7?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-07) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Willibrord

Remembered on November 7

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-willibrord/#calendar)

In the app

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