5/01 St Joseph the Worker Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker in 1955. Read more…
5/02 St Athanasius The vigor of his writing earned him the title of doctor of the Church. Read more..
5/03 Sts Philip & James These men were chosen by Jesus to be apostles. Read more…
5/04 Bl Michael Giedroyc He was a dwarf who had the use of only one foot. Read more…
5/05 St Hilary of Arles Hilary was only 29 when he was chosen bishop of Arles. Read more…
5/06 Sts James & Mariana For their devotion to the faith they suffered during the persecution of Valerian. Read more…
5/07 St Rose Venerini She was a born teacher and opened the free school for girl in 1685. Read more..
5/08 St Peter of Tarentaise He was named archbishop of Tarentaise, replacing a bishop who had been deposed because of corruption. Read more…
5/09 St Catharine of Bologna Her reputation for holiness drew many young women to the Poor Clare life. Read more…
5/10 St Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka’i He went to the Hawaiian government’s leper colony on the island of Molokai. Read more…
5/11 St Ignatius of Laconi During a serious illness, Ignatius vowed to become a Capuchin if he recovered. Read more…
5/12 Sts Nereus and Achilleus They were praetorian soldiers of the Roman army.
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5/13 Our Lady of Fatima The Catholic Church has officially endorsed the Fatima Message “as worthy of belief” since 1930. Read more…
5/14 St Matthias …Matthias is not mentioned by name anywhere else in the New Testament. Read more…
5/15 St Bernadette Soubirous The sacred relic (Bernadette’s body) was placed in a coffin of gold and glass and can be viewed to this very day. Read more…
5/16 St Margaret of Cortona For nine years she lived with Arsenio, though they were not married, and she bore him a son. Read more…
5/17 St Paschal Baylon Between the ages of seven and 24 he worked as a shepherd and began a life of mortification. Read more…
5/18 St John 1 Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Read more…
5/19 St Theophilus of Corte Theophilus was born in Corsica of rich and noble parents. Read more…
5/20 St Bernardine of Siena Bernardine had a keen intuition of the needs of the time. Read more…
5/21 Sts Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions All of these martyrs except three were diocesan priests. Read more…
5/22 St Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow and member of a religious community. Read more…
5/23 St Felix of Cantalice Felix was the first Capuchin Franciscan ever canonized. Read more…
5/24 St Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi She read the thoughts of others and predicted future events. Read more…
5/25 St Bede the Venerable At an early age Bede was entrusted to the care of the abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul, Jarrow. Read more…
5/26 St Philip Neri At an early age, he abandoned the chance to become a businessman, moved to Rome from Florence Read more…
5/27 St Augustine of Canterbury Augustine of Canterbury can truly be called the “Apostle of England.” Read more…
5/28 Venerable Pierre Toussaint Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man. Read more…
5/29 St Madeleine Sophie Barat She founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, which would focus on schools for the poor as well as boarding schools for young women of means. Read more…
5/30 St Gregory VII He said, “I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore I die in exile.” Read more…
5/31 The Visitation Mary went from Galilee to Judea to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth. Read more…
