Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr
Optional Memorial · Red · 29 December
In December
About this day
Thomas Becket, chancellor of England under King Henry II, became archbishop of Canterbury in 1162 and defended the rights of the Church against the king, at the cost of years in exile. On December 29, 1170, four of the king's knights killed him in his cathedral.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Tue 29 Dec 2026 — Year B · I
- Tue 29 Dec 2026 (optional)
Music
From the Common of Martyrs: One Martyr
- Common of Commons to Votive Mass – Holy Angels – Propers (English & Latin) [Gradual Saints. Outside PT. 2016] Details
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] Details
- Common of Martyrs – Entrance, Communion (Organ) [15. Common of Martyrs. organ. 10.11.19,,] Details
- Organ Propers, Book 20: Common of Commons to Psalms and Tones (Organ) [20. Offertory. 1936-2164. 01.08.20] Details
- Common of Martyrs – Second Vespers (Organ) [Common of Martyrs. Easter. II Vespers. organ. MAG. 2016] Details
From the Common of Pastors: For a Bishop
- Organ Propers, Book 16: Common of Pastors: For a Pope or Bishop to Common of Pastors: For Missionaries (Organ) [16. Common of Pastors. 2019] Details
- Organ Propers, Book 6: Jun 01 – St Justin Martyr to Jun 28 – St Irenaeus (Organ) [6. JUNE. Propers. org. 2019. SANC] Details
- Common of Pastors – Gospel [Gospel. Good Shepherd. Alvin. 2016 c] Details
From the Missal
The Missal takes this day’s antiphons from the Common of Martyrs: One Martyr, or the Common of Pastors: For a Bishop.