Saints of 28 September
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 28 September.
Feasts in 2026
Monday 28 September 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Wenceslaus. Optional memorial, red. Also kept: St Lawrence Ruiz & Companions.
- 1962 calendar: St. Wenceslaus, Duke and Martyr. Third class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Wenceslaus. Duke and martyr of Bohemia.
- St Lawrence Ruiz & Companions. Martyrs of the Philippines and Japan.
Roman Martyrology
St Wenceslas (Bohemia)
In Bohemia, St. Wenceslas, duke of Bohemia and martyr, renowned for holiness and miracles. Being murdered in his brother's house, he went triumphantly to heaven.
St Privatus of Rome
At Rome, St. Privatus, martyr, who was cured of ulcers by the blessed pope Callistus. For the faith of Christ he was scourged to death with leaded whips, in the time of the emperor Alexander.
St Stacteus
In the same place, St. Stacteus, martyr.
Ss. Martial, Lawrence
In Africa, the Saints Martial, Lawrence, and twenty other martyrs.
Ss. Mark, Alphius, Alexander, Zosimus, Nicon, Neon Heliodorus and companions (Antioch)
At Antioch, in Pisidia, the holy martyrs Mark, shepherd, Alphius, Alexander, and Zosimus, his brothers, Nicon, Neon Heliodorus, and thirty soldiers, who were converted to Christ on seeing the miracles of blessed Mark, and were crowned with martyrdom in different places and in various manners.
St Maximus, martyr under Decius
The same day, the martyrdom of St. Maximus, under the emperor Decius.
St Exuperius of Toulouse
At Toulouse, St. Exuperius, bishop and confessor. St. Jerome bears to this blessed man a memorable testimony, relating how severe he was towards himself and how liberal towards others.
St Solomon of Genoa
At Genoa, St. Solomon, bishop and confessor.
St Silvinus of Brescia
At Brescia, St. Silvinus, bishop.
St Eustochium
The same day, the holy virgin Eustochium, daughter of blessed Paula, who was brought up at the manger of our Lord with other virgins, and being celebrated for merits, went to our Lord.
St Lioba of Germany
In Germany, St. Lioba, virgin, renowned for miracles.
Ss. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
At Nagasaki, the holy martyrs Lawrence Ruiz of Manila, father of a family, and his fifteen companions. Canonised 1987.
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.
Gianna can send the day's feast and saints each morning, following the calendar you use. See a daily Catholic routine.