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Ordinary Time: June 3rd
Memorial of Sts. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs; Ember Saturday after Pentecost
Today is the Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions (d. 1886), the companions numbering twenty-one other Ugandan martyrs. They are the first martyrs of Sub-Saharan Africa and true witnesses of the Christian faith. Charles... More
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Ordinary Time: June 2nd
Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs; Ember Friday after Pentecost
Today is the Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter (d. 304) who were two Roman martyrs who suffered under the Diocletian persecution. The first was an exorcist, the second a priest. Their cultus was so important that... More
Ordinary Time: June 1st
Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr
Today is the Memorial of St. Justin, apologist and martyr (c. 100-165), who was one of the most important Christian writers of the second century. Justin himself tells how his study of all the schools of philosophy led him to... More
Ordinary Time: May 31st
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Ember Wednesday after Pentecost
The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary recalls to us the following great truths and events: The visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation; the cleansing of John the... More
Ordinary Time: May 30th
Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431), the patron saint of France. In her day, the English were allied with the Burgundians in a war against the rest of France. Joan was compelled by voices of... More
Ordinary Time: May 29th
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church; Optional Memorial of St. Paul VI, Pope
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 28th
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 27th
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (Vigil of Pentecost); Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury, 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... More
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Easter: May 26th
Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest
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... More
Easter: May 25th
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Optional Memorials of St. Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor; St. Gregory VII, Pope; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
There are three saints that are offered as Optional Memorials today. St. Bede, the Venerable (672-735), who was born in England. A Benedictine, he was "the most observant and the happiest of all monks." His writings were... More
Easter: May 24th
Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
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
