---
title: "Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto: Feast Day February 20"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-francisco-and-jacinta-marto/
description: "Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, Children of Fatima. Remembered on February 20. Read their life in Bless."
---

Children of Fatima · Remembered on February 20

# Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto is remembered on February 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 20](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#20) |
| Title | Children of Fatima |
| Died | 1920 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, February 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-francisco-and-jacinta-marto/#calendar) |

## Life

The two youngest seers of Fatima, seven and nine when the Virgin appeared in 1917. Francisco gave himself to ‘consoling the hidden Jesus’; Jacinta to sacrifices for sinners. Both died in the influenza epidemic within three years, the youngest non-martyr saints the Church has canonized.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto. 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, February 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/20/) | Saturday of the First Week of Lent | Violet | Deuteronomy 26:16-19 · Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 · 2 Corinthians 6:2b · Matthew 5:43-48 |
| [Sunday, February 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/20/) | Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 · Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 · 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 · John 13:34 · Luke 6:27-38 |

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.

[February 19 St. Conrad of Piacenza](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-conrad-of-piacenza/) [February 21 St. Peter Damian](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter-damian/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 20?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-20) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Remembered on February 20

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-francisco-and-jacinta-marto/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-francisco-and-jacinta-marto/#calendar)

In the app

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