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title: "Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions: Oct 19"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/
description: "Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions, North American Martyrs. Feast day October 19. Read their life in Bless."
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North American Martyrs · Feast day October 19

# Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions

The feast day of Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions is October 19, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [October 19](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#19) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | North American Martyrs |
| Died | 1649 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, October 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

Eight French Jesuits who carried the Gospel to the Huron nation and beyond — learning the languages, mapping the country, and living in longhouses through winter and smallpox. Isaac Jogues, mutilated in a first captivity, returned to his mission and was tomahawked at Ossernenon in 1646.

Jean de Brébeuf, giant and gentlest of them, composed a Christmas carol in Huron and a manual for future missionaries; captured in 1649, he endured hours of torture without a cry. Ten years after their deaths, thousands of the people they served had received the faith.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions. 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, October 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/19/) | Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) | Red | Romans 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21 · Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 · Luke 21:36 · Luke 12:35-38 |
| [Thursday, October 19, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/19/) | Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) | Red | Ephesians 1:1-10 · Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 · John 14:6 · Luke 11:47-54 |

Readings

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

[October 18 St. Luke](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-luke/) [October 20 St. Paul of the Cross](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-of-the-cross/)

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Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions

Feast day October 19

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/#calendar)

In the app

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