Saints of 19 March
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 19 March.
Feasts in 2026
Thursday 19 March 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Solemnity, white.
- 1962 calendar: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor. First class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Patron of the universal Church and of families.
Roman Martyrology
St Joseph (Judea)
In Judea, the birthday of St. Joseph, spouse of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Pius IX., yielding to the desires and prayers of the whole Catholic world, declared him Patron of the Universal Church.
Ss. Quinctus, Quinctilla, Quartilla, and Mark
At Sorrento, the holy martyrs Quinctus, Quinctilla, Quartilla, and Mark, with nine others.
St Pancharius of Nicomedia
At Nicomedia, St. Pancharius, a Roman, who was beheaded under Diocletian, and thus received the crown of martyrdom.
Ss. Apollonius and Leontius
The same day, the holy bishops Apollonius and Leontius.
Ss. Landoaldus and Amantius (Ghent)
At Ghent the Saints Landoaldus, a Roman priest, and the deacon Amantius, who were sent to preach the Gospel by pope St. Martin, and after their death became illustrious by many miracles.
St John of Penne
At Civita-di-Penna, the birthday of blessed John, a man of great holiness, who came from Syria into Italy, where he constructed a monastery, and, after having been the spiritual guide of many servants of God for forty-four years, rested in peace, renowned for great virtue.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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