Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
Feast · Red · 26 December
In December
About this day
Stephen, one of the seven deacons chosen to serve the poor of the Church in Jerusalem, was full of grace and power. Accused of blasphemy, he was stoned outside the city, praying for his killers, and became the first martyr for Christ.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Sat 26 Dec 2026 — Year B · I
- Sat 26 Dec 2026
Music
Mass
- Dec 26 – St Stephen to Dec 28 – Holy Innocents – Propers [26. 27. 28 DEC. Mass Propers. Ps. tones. 2016] 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
From the Missal
- Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “The gates of heaven were opened…”
- Communion — Roman Missal “As they were stoning Stephen, he…” Acts 7: 58