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Easter: May 13th
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima
Today the Church celebrates an Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima, which is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary following apparitions to three shepherd children — Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco — in Portugal in 1917. The... More
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Easter: May 12th
Solemnity of the Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter
At the end of His earthly life Jesus ascends triumphantly into heaven. The Church acclaims Him in His holy humanity, invited to sit on the Father's right hand and to share His glory. But Christ's Ascension is the pledge of our own.... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Easter: May 11th
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Francis di Girolamo (1642-1716) (also known as Francis de Geronimo), a Jesuit priest from Italy who spent most of his life working as a rural missionary in the countryside... More
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Easter: May 10th
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt Mem of St. Damien de Veuster, Priest; Opt Mem of St. John of Avila, Priest & Doctor
Today the Proper Calendar for the US celebrates the Optional Memorial of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. (1840-1889), formerly Joseph de Veuster, and fondly called St. Damien of Molokai. (In Hawaii this is an Obligatory... More
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
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
