Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 27

On February 27, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gelasinus, George Herbert.

Remembered on February 27

Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrowscanonized saint
1838 to 1862 · Kingdom of Italy
Gelasinussaint
? to 297
George Herbertsaint
1593 to 1633 · Kingdom of England
Gregory of Nareksaint
951 to 1003
Honorinasaint
201 to 303
Franciscana Cirerblessed
1781 to 1855 · Spain
Josep Tous Solerblessed
1811 to 1871 · Spain
Maria Josefa Karolina Braderblessed
1860 to 1943 · Switzerland
Marie de Jésus Deluil-Martinyblessed
1841 to 1884 · France
Stanisław Streichblessed
1902 to 1938 · Poland
John Vincent of Jesus and MaryVenerable
1862 to 1943 · Spain
ThalelæusThe Venerable

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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