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title: "Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus: Feast Day August 31"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joseph-of-arimathea-and-nicodemus/
description: "Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, Disciples. Remembered on August 31. Read their life in Bless."
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Disciples · Remembered on August 31

# Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus is remembered on August 31 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 31](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#31) |
| Title | Disciples |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, August 31, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joseph-of-arimathea-and-nicodemus/#calendar) |

## Life

The two hidden disciples whom fear kept silent until the Cross made them bold: the rich councilman who begged the body of Jesus and gave his new tomb, and the night visitor who had asked about being born again and came at last with a hundred pounds of myrrh. The Church honors them together on one day.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. 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, August 31, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/31/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11 · Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 · Luke 7:16 · Luke 4:31-37 |
| [Thursday, August 31, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/31/) | Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 · Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · Matthew 24:42a, 44 · Matthew 24:42-51 |

Readings

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

[August 30 St. Margaret Ward](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-margaret-ward/) [September 1 St. Giles](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-giles/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 31?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-31) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

Remembered on August 31

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joseph-of-arimathea-and-nicodemus/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joseph-of-arimathea-and-nicodemus/#calendar)

In the app

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