The May calendar has been posted. We encourage you to notice and appreciate the richness of the meaningful liturgy of the pre-1955 liturgical celebrations, its clarity and encompassing way of presenting –through the hands of the priest– our prayers to the Lord, in unity with all the traditional intentions and orations the Holy Mother Church instructs us to recall in all Masses of the month. The pre-Bugnini liturgy is, without doubt, the best and most coherent way of defending our traditional Catholic faith in the present time.
Easter season continues throughout the month of May, and the moveable feasts that occur in May this year are: the Patronage of St. Joseph (3rd Wednesday after Easter, May 7, Double of the First Class with a Common Octave) and the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord (May 29), a Holy Day of Obligation that is preceded by a vigil and includes a Privileged Octave of the 2nd Class. Rogation Days are on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the Ascension (May 26-28). Also, May 31 is the Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension which is dedicated to Our Lady Queen of Apostles.
The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and several days devoted to her occur in this month, including Our Lady of Pompeii (May 8), Our Lady of Fatima (May 13), Our Lady Help of Christians (May 24), and the Double of the 2nd Class Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (May 31).
Preparation for a papal conclave to select the next Pope has already begun and opens, officially, during the first full week of May. Please consider joining your prayers with those of the Society of the Most Holy Redeemer for God’s holy will to be accomplished, calling on the whole Communion of Saints, but especially those heavenly advocates and defenders of Holy Mother Church whose feasts are celebrated this month, including: Apostles Philip and James (May 1); St. Athanasius (May 2), Pope St. Pius V (May 5), St. John the Evangelist (May 6), St. Joseph (May 7), St. Michael the Archangel (May 8), St. Robert Bellarmine (May 13), and of course, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who we honor always but in an especial way every day of May.
If you want to see calendar pages of other months in the current year or past years, you can view the Liturgical Calendars section of our website.
