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Ordinary Time: May 24th

Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Ember Friday

Today the Church in Australia celebrates the Solemnity of Mary Help of Christians. Mary Help of Christians was adopted as patron of the new Church of Australia in 1844, at a significant time in their history. British settlement... More

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Ordinary Time: May 23rd

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

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 Maria in Cosmedin. He worked tirelessly... More

Ordinary Time: May 22nd

Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Rita of Cascia, Religious; Ember Wednesday

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 the religious state, she professed the Rule of St.... More

Ordinary Time: May 21st

Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & Companions, Martyrs

Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927) was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who rose up in rebellion against the... More

Ordinary Time: May 20th

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church; Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest

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 celebration, B. Mariæ Virginis, Ecclesiæ... More

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

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