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title: "Sts. Rufina and Secunda: Feast Day July 10 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-rufina-and-secunda/
description: "Sts. Rufina and Secunda, Virgins and Martyrs. Remembered on July 10. Read their life in Bless."
---

Virgins and Martyrs · Remembered on July 10

# Sts. Rufina and Secunda

Sts. Rufina and Secunda is remembered on July 10 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 10](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#10) |
| Title | Virgins and Martyrs |
| Died | c. 257 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, July 10, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-rufina-and-secunda/#calendar) |

## Life

Two sisters of a Roman senatorial family whose betrothed apostatized in the Valerian persecution; the sisters would not, fled, were caught, and died — Rufina by the sword, Secunda after her. The place of their burial on the Via Cornelia was called the Black Forest; it became the White, from their glory.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Rufina and Secunda. 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, July 10, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/10/) | Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26a · Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7 · 1 Peter 4:14 · Matthew 10:24-33 |
| [Monday, July 10, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/10/) | Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hosea 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22 · Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · See 2 Timothy 1:10 · Matthew 9:18-26 |

Readings

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

[July 9 St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-zhao-rong-and-companions/) [July 11 St. Benedict of Nursia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benedict-of-nursia/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 10?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-10) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Rufina and Secunda

Remembered on July 10

On this page

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

In the app

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