General Roman Calendar
May
1 St Joseph the Worker Gen 1: 26 - 2: 3 or Col 3: 14 - 15. 17. 23 - 24 Ps 89: 2 - 4. 12 - 14. 16 Matt 13: 54 - 58 Optional Memorial 2 St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church 1 Jn 5: 1 - 5 Ps 36: 3 - 6. 30 - 31 Matt 10: 22 - 25 Memorial 3 SS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES 1 Cor 15: 1 - 8 Ps 18: 2 - 5 Jn 14: 6 - 14 Feast 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs Apoc 7: 9 - 17 Ps 123: 2 - 5. 7 - 8 Matt 10: 17 - 22 Optional Memorial St Pancras, martyr
Apoc 19: 1. 5 - 9 Ps 102: 1 - 4. 8 - 9. 13 - 14. 17 - 18 Matt 11: 25 - 30 Optional Memorial 13 Our Lady of Fatima Optional Memorial 14 ST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE Acts 1: 15 - 17. 20 - 26 Ps 112: 1 - 8 Jn 15: 9 - 17 Feast 15 16 17 18 St John I, pope and martyr Apoc 3: 14. 20 - 22 Ps 22 Lk 22: 24 - 30 Optional Memorial 19 20 St Bernadine of Siena, priest Acts 4: 8 - 12 Ps 39: 2. 4. 7 - 10 Lk 9: 57 - 62 Optional Memorial 21 St Christopher Magallanes, priest, & Companions, martyrs Apoc 7:9-17 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Jn 12:24-26 Optional Memorial 22 St Rita of Cascia, religious Php 4: 4-9 Ps 1: 1-4, 6 Lk 6: 27-38 Optional Memorial 23 24 25 St Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor of the Church 1 Cor 2: 10 - 16 Ps 118: 9 - 14 Matt 7: 21 - 29 Optional Memorial St Gregory VII, pope
Acts 20: 17 - 18. 28 - 32. 36 Ps 109: 1 - 4 Matt 16: 13 - 19 Optional Memorial St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin
1 Cor 7: 25 - 35 Ps 148: 1 - 2. 11 - 14 Mk 3: 31 - 35 Optional Memorial 26 St Philip Neri, priest Php 4: 4 - 9 Ps 33: 2 - 11 Jn 17: 20 - 26 Memorial 27 St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 1 Thess 2: 2 - 8 Ps 95: 1 - 3. 7 - 8. 10 Matt 9: 35 - 37 Optional Memorial 28 29 30 31 THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Zeph 3: 14 - 18 or Rom 12: 9 - 16 Is 12: 2 - 6 Lk 1: 39 - 56 Feast First Sunday after Pentecost: HOLY TRINITY: Solemnity
Thursday after Holy Trinity: THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI): Solemnity
Friday following Second Sunday after Pentecost: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS: Solemnity
Saturday following Second Sunday after Pentecost: THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: Optional Memorial
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