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Easter: May 19th
Pentecost Sunday
And when the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Easter: May 18th
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (Vigil of Pentecost); Optional Memorial of St. John I, Pope & Martyr
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I (d. 526), who was elected Pope in 523. The Arian King Theodoric sent him as his ambassador to Emperor Justin in Constantinople. On John I's return, he was captured... More
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Easter: May 17th
Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Paschal Baylon (1540-1592), who lived and died in the kingdom of Aragon, Spain. He spent his early years as a shepherd and often gave religious instruction to the shepherds on the... More
Easter: May 16th
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Today's Roman Martyrology commemorates several saints today: St. Ubaldus (1085-1160): Bishop of Gubbio. He is remembered in central Italy as a Bishop who was entirely devoted to the duties of his office. He... More
Easter: May 15th
Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Isidore (USA)
The United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer (1070-1130). He was a Spanish laborer who worked most of his life as a ploughman for a nobleman who lived near Madrid, Spain. Although working many... More
Easter: May 14th
Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr
Today is the Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr. After the Ascension of Jesus, St. Peter proposed to the assembled faithful that they choose a disciple of Christ to fill the place of the traitor Judas in the first... More
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
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