Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
Memorial · White · 3 December
In December
About this day
Francis Xavier, a Basque, was among the first companions of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in the Society of Jesus. From 1542 he preached the Gospel in India, the East Indies and Japan, and died in 1552 on an island off the coast of China. He is patron of the missions.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Thu 3 Dec 2026 — Year B · I
- Thu 3 Dec 2026
Music
Mass
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Propers (a) [3 Dec. Xavier] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Propers (2013) [Dec 3. 2013 TUE St. Francis Xavier] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Psalm (Voice & Organ) [Res. Ps. 116 GO OUT TO ALL THE WORLD. 2016] DetailsResponsorial Psalm
From the Missal
- Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “I will praise you, Lord, among…” Ps 17: 50; 21: 23
- Communion — Roman Missal “What I say to you in…” Mt 10: 27