Saint Hedwig, Religious
Optional Memorial · White · 16 October
In October
About this day
Hedwig, born in Bavaria about 1174, married Duke Henry I of Silesia and bore him seven children. She and her husband founded the Cistercian convent of Trebnitz, where she spent her widowhood in prayer, penance and care of the poor until her death in 1243.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Fri 16 Oct 2026 — Year A · II
- Fri 16 Oct 2026 (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.