May. 31 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity , Solemnity
The fundamental dogma, on which everything in Christianity is based, is that of the Blessed Trinity in whose name all Christians are baptized. The feast of the Blessed Trinity needs […]
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May. 30 Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Ember Saturday, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431), the patron saint of France. In her day, the English were allied with the Burgundians in a war against the rest […]
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May. 29 Friday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Paul VI, Pope; Ember Friday, Weekday
Today is the Optional Memorial of Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978). Paul VI was canonized and added to the General Roman Calendar on January 25, 2019, the Feast of the […]
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May. 28 Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
On the first Thursday after Pentecost, the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest is observed on the particular calendars in Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic and […]
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May. 27 Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop; Ember Wednesday, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605), who was born in Rome and died in Canterbury, England, in 604. When Pope Gregory I heard that […]
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May. 26 Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595), who was born in Florence and died in Rome. He lived a spotless childhood in Florence. Later he came to Rome […]
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May. 25 Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church; Memorial Day (USA), Memorial
In 2018 Pope Francis decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman Calendar. The liturgical […]
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May. 24 Pentecost Sunday, 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 […]
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May. 23 Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (Vigil of Pentecost), Opt. Mem.
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. John Baptist de Rossi (1698-1764), who was from Genoa, and studied and worked in Rome before becoming a priest there and a canon of Santa […]
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May. 22 Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Rita of Cascia, Religious, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Rita Cascia (1386-1457). After eighteen years of married life, St. Rita lost, by death, her husband and her two sons. Called afterwards to […]