Saint John of God, Religious
Optional Memorial · White · 8 March
In March
About this day
John of God, born in Portugal, was a shepherd, soldier and bookseller before his conversion at about forty. He then devoted himself to the sick and poor, founding the Brothers Hospitallers, and died at Granada on March 8, 1550. He is patron of hospitals and the sick.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Mon 8 Mar 2027 — Year B · I
- Mon 8 Mar 2027 (optional)
Music
From the Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
- Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious – Communion [Com. You who have left all] Details
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] Details
- Organ Propers, Book 20: Common of Commons to Psalms and Tones (Organ) [20. Offertory. 1936-2164. 01.08.20] Details
- Common of Commons to Votive Mass – Holy Angels – Propers (English & Latin) [Gradual Saints. Outside PT. 2016] Details
From the Missal
The Missal takes this day’s antiphons from the Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious.