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Saint of the Day
The feast the whole Church keeps today, the saints you can visit at their tomb, and what they are patrons of.
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The readings at Mass · 8 March 2025
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
The readings for this day are not available yet. Open the Word of the Day on Vatican News.
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Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Also: Saint John of God, Religious (commemoration)
Patron saints of the day
- Saint John of God — patron of nurses, hospitals and the sick, booksellers and publishers
The General Roman Calendar; tombs and patronages verified against Catholic sources. Local calendars may keep other saints today.
From the Fathers
The Fathers speak
Thou shalt not kill
… thou shalt not practice witchcraft, thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten. Thou shalt not covet the things of thy neighbour.