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of the Day - AmericanCatholic.org -
Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives.
Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique
gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint. Learn about the Saint we honor
today and subscribe to recieve free Saint of the Day Newsletter from St. Anthony
Press. Click the button on the left. |
| | May:
Overview of the Month, Intentions, Feasts, Focus of the Liturgy
The month of May finds us in Ordinary Time with vestment color of green.
Just click on the link to the left and check it out!
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May |
Check
out American Catholic's Saints' Calendar for the Month of May - AmericanCatholic.org
This
calendar includes saints on the General Roman Calendar as well as other holy people
for each day of the year. Some feast dates on the AmericanCatholic.org calendar
fall on days other than the official feast day.
Click
on the link above or the image to the left for more information. |
| | May
1 - St. Joseph the Worker - AmericanCatholic.org
Apparently in response to the
“May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pius XII instituted
the feast of St. Joseph the Worker in 1955. But the relationship between Joseph
and the cause of workers has a longer history. |
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| May
10 - Blessed Damien of Molokai - AmericanCatholic.org
When
Joseph de Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, few people in Europe
had any firsthand knowledge of leprosy (Hansen's disease). By the time he died
at the age of 49, people all over the world knew about this disease because of
him. They knew that human compassion could soften the ravages of this disease.
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| | May
13 - Our Lady of Fatima - AmericanCatholic.org
Between
May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children received apparitions of
Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. (See
February 20 entry for Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto). Mary asked the children
to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and
for the conversion of Russia. At the beginning of 2003, the third visionary, Lucia
dos Santos, was still living as a Carmelite nun. |
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| May
25 - St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi - AmericanCatholic.org
Mystical ecstasy is the elevation
of the spirit to God in such a way that the person is aware of this union with
God and both internal and external senses are detached from the sensible world.
Mary Magdalene de Pazzi was so generously given this special gift of God that
she is called the "ecstatic saint." |
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| May
26 - St. Philip Neri - AmericanCatholic.org
Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction,
combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a
disinterested clergy, the whole post-Renaissance malaise. At an early age, he
abandoned the chance to become a businessman, moved to Rome from Florence and
devoted his life and individuality to God. After three years of philosophy and
theology studies, he gave up any thought of ordination. The next 13 years were
spent in a vocation unusual at the time—that of a layperson actively engaged in
prayer and the apostolate. |
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| May
31 - The Visitation - AmericanCatholic.org
This is a fairly late feast,
going back only to the 13th or 14th century. It was established widely throughout
the Church to pray for unity. The present date of celebration was set in 1969
in order to follow the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25) and precede the Birthday
of John the Baptist (June 24). |
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| Learn
More About Mary Our Mother - AmericanCatholic.org
Read
what the Bible says about the Blessed Virgin Mary, what the Catholic Church believes
about Mary, and how to honor her. Click on the button on the left or the link
above to learn more about Mary Our Mother. |
