St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, December 22
The Roman Martyrology remembers Mother Cabrini on December 22, the day she died in Chicago in 1917; in the U.S. her memorial is kept on November 13. She founded 67 institutions for immigrants and the poor in the Americas and Europe. She is the patron of immigrants.
December 22 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, on her date in the Martyrology on this date.
December 22 on the calendar
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (the 357th in a leap year), with 9 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | Friday |
| 2029 | Saturday |
| 2030 | Sunday |
Keeping December 22
December 22 falls in the last days of Advent. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around December 22
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| December 19 | Bl. Urban V |
| December 20 | St. Dominic of Silos |
| December 21 | St. Peter Canisius |
| December 23 | St. John of Kanty |
| December 24 | Sts. Adam and Eve |
| December 25 | Christmas |
The day before, December 21, is the day of St. Peter Canisius. The day after, December 23, belongs to St. John of Kanty. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.