Liturgical Year

The Church Year: May 21, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 20, 2012

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Today is Monday of the 7th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 21, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. Christopher Magallanes, priest, and Companions, martyrs. It is an optional memorial. There is no special fixed liturgical day in the Extraordinary Form. If you’d like to learn [...]

The Church Year: May 20, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 19, 2012

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Today is the 7th Sunday of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In some places, we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus today.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 20, in both the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Bernardine of Siena, priest and confessor, who died in A.D. 1444. In the [...]

The Church Year: May 19, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 18, 2012

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Today is Saturday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 19, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Peter Celestine, PC, who died in A.D. 1296. It is a Class III day. In the [...]

The Church Year: May 18, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 17, 2012

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Today is Friday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 18, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. John I, pope and martyr. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate [...]

The Church Year: May 17, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 16, 2012

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Today is Thursday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. This is a holyday of obligation (Ascension) in some parts of the world–including some parts of the United States. If it is a holyday of obligation in your area, be sure to go to Mass if you didn’t go yesterday evening. [...]

The Church Year: May 16, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 15, 2012

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Today is Wednesday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Note: Tomorrow is a holyday of obligation (Ascension) in some parts of the world–including some parts of the United States. If it is a holyday of obligation in your area, be sure to go to Mass either this evening or tomorrow. [...]

The Church Year: May 15, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 14, 2012

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Today is Tuesday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, it is a rogation day.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 15, in the Ordinary Form in the United States, we celebrate St. Isidore of Seville. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate [...]

The Church Year: May 14, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 13, 2012

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Today is Monday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is red. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is white. In the Extraordinary Form, it is a rogation day.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 14, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. Matthias, apostle. It is a feast. In [...]

The Church Year: May 13, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 12, 2012

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Today is the 6th Sunday of Easter. The liturgical color is white.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 13, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate Our Lady of Fatima. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Robert Bellarmine, SJ, bishop, confessor, and doctor of the Church, who died in A.D. [...]

The Church Year: May 12, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on May 11, 2012

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Today is Saturday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red.   Saints & Celebrations: On May 12, in both the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St.s Nereus and Achilleus Flavia Domitilla, and St. Pancras, martyrs, who died in [...]