Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest
Optional Memorial · White · 20 October
In October
About this day
Paul of the Cross, an Italian priest, founded the Congregation of the Passion, whose members, the Passionists, add a fourth vow to spread the memory of Christ's Passion. A renowned preacher of missions, he died in Rome in 1775 and was canonized in 1867.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Tue 20 Oct 2026 — Year A · II
- Tue 20 Oct 2026 (optional)
Music
Mass
- 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 “I resolved to know nothing while…” Cf. 1 Cor 2: 2
- Communion — Roman Missal “We proclaim Christ crucified; Christ, the…” 1 Cor 1: 23, 24