Bishop · Remembered on January 19

St. Wulfstan

St. Wulfstan is remembered on January 19 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

Remembered on	January 19
Title	Bishop
Died	c. 1095
Next on Bless’s Today screen	Tuesday, January 19, 2027

Life

The last great Anglo-Saxon bishop, who survived the Norman Conquest at Worcester by sheer holiness, rebuilt his cathedral while weeping for the old one, and with Lanfranc broke the slave trade running out of Bristol.

In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Wulfstan. 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)
Tuesday, January 19, 2027	Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time	Green	Hebrews 6:10-20 · Psalm 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c · Ephesians 1:17-18 · Mark 2:23-28
Wednesday, January 19, 2028	Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time	Green	1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 · Psalm 144:1b, 2, 9-10 · See Matthew 4:23 · Mark 3:1-6

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.

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