Christian Festivals in May

 

1^st May:  THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD

2^nd May: St Philip and St James- Apostles transferred from yesterday
                 St Athanasius of Alexandra – Bishop and Teacher

4^th May:  Commemorates the English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era

8^th May:  St Julian of Norwich – Spiritual Writer

11^th MAY: PENTECOST

14^th May:  St Mattthias – Apostle

16^th May Caroline Chisholm – Social Reformer

19^th May: St Dunstan of Canterbury – Archbishop

20^th May: St Alcuin of York – Deacon and Abbot

21^st May: St Helena – Protector of the Holy Places

24^th May: John and Charles Wesley – Evangelists

25^th May: St Aldhelm of Sherborne – Bishop
                  St Bede the Venerable of Jarrow –Member of Religious Community and Scholar

26^th May: St Augustine – First Archbishop of Canterbury
                 John Calvin – Reformer
                 St Philip Neri – Priest

28^th May: Blessed Lanfranc of Canterbury – Archbishop and Scholar

30^th May: Josephine Butler – Social Reformer
                 St Joan of Arc – Visionary
                 Apolo Kivebulaya – Priest and Evangelist

31^st May: VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (This records the visit of Mary, soon after the Annunciation, to her cousin Elizabeth, then pregnant with John the Baptist – Luke 1: 39-56).

To find out more about the aforementioned Saints days, go to www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm, choose 'List by Name', scroll until you come to the Saint you want then click onto that name