Saints, Feast, Family
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Saints List: May
Feast of the Ascension
Feast of the Ascension
40 days after Easter
Pentecost or "50th day"
Pentecost is Greek and it means "50th day."
On fire for Christ!
Happy birthday to the Catholic Church!
Whit Monday
Whit Monday
May
The Monday after Pentecost is the first day of the resumption of Ordinary Time.
Saint Ephysius
Saint Ephysius
May 1-4
Patron Saint of Sardinia
Saint Joseph the Worker
Saint Joseph
the Worker
May 1
“Labor Day” in Italy
Marian Month
Marian Month
May
Mary's Stations of the Cross
Mary's Stations of the Cross
May
Saint Athanasius
Saint Athanasius
May 2
Patron Saint of Theologians,
faithful Orthodox
and Roman Catholic Christians
Saint Philip and Saint James
Saint Philip
& Saint James,
the apostles
May 3
Patron Saint
of Pastry Chefs
(Philip)
Saint Florian
St. Floria
May 4
Patron Saint of chimneysweeps; firefighters; soap boilers; brewers; protector from floods, fires, battles & drowning
Saint Nunzio Sulprizio
Saint Nunzio Sulprizio
May 5
Patron Saint of
the disabled,
blacksmiths workers,
and Pescosansonesco
Month of Mary
Questions about Mass
April
Month of Mary
May 6
Saint Agathius
Saint Agathius
May 7
Patron Saint of soldiers; Squillace; Guardavalle; invoked against headache
Saint Peter of Tarentaise
Saint Peter of Tarentaise
May 8
Month of Mary
Month of Mary
May 8
Our Lady of Luján
Saint Pachomius the Great
Saint Pachomius the Great
May 9
Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i
Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i
May 10
Patron Saint of lepers
Saint Ignatius of Laconi
Saint Ignatius of Lacon
May 11
Patron Saint of
Students & Beggars
Saint Flavia Domitilla
Saint Nereus and Saint Achilleus
Saint Flavia Domitilla
Saint Nereus and Saint Achilleus
May 12
Month of Mary
Month of Mary
May 13
Saint Juliana of Norwich
Saint Juliana of Norwich
May 13
Saint Matthias
Saint Matthias
May 14
Patron Saint of
alcoholics;
carpenters;
smallpox;
tailors;
hope;
perseverance
Saint Isidore the Laborer Farmer
Saint Isidore
the Laborer Farmer
May 15
Patron Saint of Madrid
Saint Dymphna
Saint Dymphna
May 15
Patron Saint of those suffering from nervous and mental afflictions
Month of Mary
Month of Mary
May 16
Saint Honore
Saint Honore
May 16
Patron Saint of bakers, confectioners,
bakers of altar bread,
candle-makers, florists,
flour merchants,
corn chandlers,
oil refiners,
and pastry chefs
Saint Paschal Baylon
Saint Paschal Baylon
May 17
Patron Saint of Cooks, Shepherds, Male Children and Priesthood Vocation
Saint John I, Pope
Saint John I, Pope
May 18
Month of Mary
Month of Mary
May 19
Saint Bernardine of Siena
Saint Bernardine of Siena
May 20
Patron Saint of Advertisers; advertising; Aquila, Italy;
chest problems; Italy; Diocese of San Bernardino, California;
gambling addicts;
public relations personnel; public relations work; Bernalda, Italy
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes & Companions
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions
May 21
Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia
May 22
Patron Saint of
Difficult Marriages,
Impossible Causes,
Infertility,
Parenthood
Saint Quiteria
Saint Quiteria
May 22
Patron Saint
Against Rabies
Saint Julia of Corsica
Saint Julia of Corsica
May 23
Patron Saint of torture victims and pathologies of the hand and the feet
Month of Mary
Month of Mary
May 24
Saint Sarah the Egyptian
Saint Sarah the Egyptian
May 24
Gypsy's Pilgrimage in
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer
Junia the Apostle
Saint Jessica/Saint Jennifer
(also known as
Joanna the myrrh bearer)
Junia the Apostle
3rd Sunday of Pascha
Saint Bede the Venerable, priest & doctor
Saint Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor
May 25
Patron Saint of Historians
Saint Philip Neri, priest
Saint Philip Neri, priest
May 26
Most Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity
Trinity Sunday is the First Sunday after Pentecost
May 27
Sola Scriptura: Bible Alone?
Sola Scriptura: Bible Alone?
May
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
May 28
Saint Bernard of Menthon
Saint Bernard of Menthon/Montjoux
May 28