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Easter: May 9th
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter or Ascension Thursday
In the United States, the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia have retained the celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension on the proper Thursday while all other provinces... More
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Easter: May 8th
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Acathius (d. 303), a priest at Sebaste, Armenia, during Diocletian's persecution. He is included in the list of
Easter: May 7th
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates the feast of recently-canonized Italian educator Saint Rosa Venerini (1656-1728), who founded Catholic schools for girls and young women during the late 17th and early 18th... More
Easter: May 6th
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day
Today marks the older observance of St. John before the Latin Gate in Rome, Italy. A tradition mentioned by St. Jerome, which goes back to the second century, says St. John the Apostle was taken to Rome under the Emperor... More
Easter: May 5th
Sixth Sunday of Easter
As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. "I have told you this so that my joy may be in... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Easter: May 4th
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter
England celebrates the Feast of the English Martyrs, a group of forty men, women, religious, priests, and lay people who were canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 25, 1970 (in Wales this feast is celebrated
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Easter: May 3rd
Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
Today is the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James. Like Sts. Peter and Andrew, St. Philip was from Bethsaida, in Galilee. According to tradition, he was crucified at Hierapolis in Phyrgia, where he had preached the Gospel. He... More
Easter: May 2nd
Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Athanasius (295-373), Bishop of Alexandria and a great defender of the orthodox faith, throughout his life opposed the Arian heresy. By denying the Godhead of the Word the Arians... More
Easter: May 1st
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker
The Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector. By the daily labor in his shop, offered to... More
Easter: April 30th
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Pius V, Pope and Religious
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Pius V (1504-1572). He joined the Dominicans at the age of fourteen; he was sixty-two when he was elected Pope. His reign, though short, was one of the most fruitful of the sixteenth... More
Easter: April 29th
Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). She was born Catherine Benincasa in Siena at a date that remains uncertain, was favored with visions from the age of seven. Becoming a tertiary of the Dominican Order,... More