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 […]
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May. 21 Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & His Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who […]
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May. 20 Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest, Opt. Mem.
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444). Bernardine left the world at an early age in order to lead a hermit’s life. When he was […]
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May. 19 Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Weekday
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Peter Celestine (Pope Celestine V) (1210-1294), who was born in Isneria, Abruzzi, Italy as Pietro del Morrone and retired into the desert as a […]
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May. 18 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. John I, Pope & Martyr, Opt. Mem.
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 […]
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May. 17 Solemnity of the Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Solemnity
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 […]