liturgical year: May 2008

Detailed below is the May 2008 liturgical calander, of England and Wales.

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Thursday

1

Weekday of Easter or
St Joseph the Worker

 

Friday

2

St Athanasius, bishop, doctor of the Church

memorial

Saturday

3

Ss Philip and James, apostles

feast

Sunday

4

The Ascension of the Lord

solemnity

Monday

5

Weekday of Easter (7) or
St Asaph, bishop (in Wales)

Week III

Tuesday

6

Weekday of Easter

 

Wednesday

7

Weekday of Easter

 

Thursday

8

Weekday of Easter

 

Friday

9

Weekday of Easter

 

Saturday

10

Weekday of Easter

 

Sunday

11

Pentecost

solemnity

Monday

12

Weekday of Ordinary Time (week 6) or
Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; St Pancras, martyr

week II

Tuesday

13

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
Our Lady of Fatima

 

Wednesday

14

St Matthias, apostle

feast

Thursday

15

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

16

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

17

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Sunday

18

The Holy Trinity

solemnity
Week III

Monday

19

Weekday of Ordinary Time (7) or
St Dunstan, bishop (in England)

 

Tuesday

20

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Bernardine of Siena, priest, religious, missionary

 

Wednesday

21

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
Ss Christopher of Magallanes and his companions, martyrs, priest,

 

Thursday

22

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Rita of Cascia, religious

 

Friday

23

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

24

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Sunday

25

The Body and Blood of the Lord

solemnity
Week IV

Monday

26

St Philip Neri, priest (week 8)

memorial

Tuesday

27

(Weekday of Ordinary Time in Wales or)
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop

memorial
(in England)

Wednesday

28

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Thursday

29

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

30

Sacred Heart of Jesus

solemnity

Saturday

31

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

feast