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LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May. 28 Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
on May 28, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 England and Wales. Approval for this feast was first granted […]
May. 27 Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop; Ember Wednesday, Opt. Mem.
on May 27, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 the pagans of Britain were disposed to accept the Catholic Faith, he sent the prior […]
May. 26 Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest, Memorial
on May 26, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 and after living for fifteen years as a pilgrim and hermit was ordained a priest. He […]
May. 25 Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church; Memorial Day (USA), Memorial
on May 25, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 Matris, will be celebrated […]
May. 24 Pentecost Sunday, Sunday
on May 24, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 appeared to them […]
May. 23 Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (Vigil of Pentecost), Opt. Mem.
on May 23, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 for homeless women, the sick, […]
May. 22 Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Rita of Cascia, Religious, Opt. Mem.
on May 22, 2026 at 4:00 am
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. Augustine at Cascia […]
May. 21 Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & His Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
on May 21, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 rose up in rebellion against the […]
May. 20 Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest, Opt. Mem.
on May 20, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 twenty-two, he entered the Franciscan Order, one of whose glories he is. […]
May. 19 Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Weekday
on May 19, 2026 at 4:00 am
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 hermit when he was only 20. His virtues soon drew disciples […]