Monthly Saints Calendar by St Peter Canisius

Monthly Saints Calendar by St Peter Canisius - May

SAINTS CALENDAR ACCORDING TO ST PETER CANISIUS - THE MONTH OF MAY

Saint Peter Canisius

➡️ Introduction to this Saints Calendar

The month of May has 31 days.

1 May: Philip and James the Less, Apostles.

2 May: Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church in Alexandria, d. 373.

3 May: The Finding of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, 326.

4 May: Monica, mother of Saint Augustine, d. 387.

5 May: Pius V., Pope, in the year 1572.

6 May: John the Evangelist, before the Latin Gate in Rome, c. 95.

7 May: Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Krakau [Kraków], in the year 1079.

8 May: Apparition of Saint Michael on Mount Gargano in the Kingdom of Naples.

9 May: Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, in the year 589.

10 May: Gordian and Epimachus, Martyrs in Rome, c. 362.

11 May: Mamertus, Archbishop of Vienne in France, in the year 472.

12 May: Epiphanius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, in Salamis, Cyprus, in the year 403.

13 May: Servatius, Bishop of Tongeren, in the year 384.

14 May: Victor and Corona, Martyrs in Syria, in the year 177.

15 May: Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, in the 9th century.

16 May: John of Nepomuk, Martyr, in the year 1383.

17 May: Tropis, Martyr in Pisa under Nero.

18 May: Theodolus, Martyr (an innkeeper), in the year 303.

19 May: Pudentiana, Virgin and Martyr in Rome, in the year 159.

20 May: Bernardine of Siena, Franciscan Order, in the year 1444.

21 May: Constantine the Great, Emperor, in the year 337.

22 May: Julia, Virgin and Martyr, in the year 450.

23 May: Desiderius, Bishop of Vienne, in the year 612.

24 May: Vincent of Lérins, in the year 450.

25 May: Urban, the 18th Pope and Martyr, in the year 230.

26 May: Philip Neri, founder of the Oratorians, in the year 1591.

27 May: Bede, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, in the year 735.

28 May: Germanus, Bishop of Paris, in the year 576.

29 May: Maximinus, Bishop of Trier, in the year 349.

30 May: Felix, the 27th Pope and Martyr (A.D. 274).

31 May: Petronilla, Virgin, daughter of Saint Peter.

* Whether Rogation Week falls in May, or before or after it, the common prayers and the processions customary since ancient times are to be attended devoutly during that week - that is, on the three days preceding the Ascension of Christ. To ensure that the prayer offered for the various needs of all Christendom is more powerful and pleasing to God, it may be accompanied by abstinence from meat, in keeping with the good custom of pious Christians of old. However, there is no strictly obligatory fast between Easter and Pentecost, except for the Vigil of Pentecost; for these fifty days constitute the most joyful celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of our redemption. The solemn observance of Pentecost continues on Monday. In times past, Tuesday was also a holy day. During that same week, a fast is prescribed for Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday on account of the Ember Days. The great Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost, and the great Feast of Corpus Christi - truly a triumphal feast of the religion of Jesus Christ - is celebrated annually on the following Thursday.

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