Feast Days and Saint of the Day; MAY CALENDAR

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The Holy Family

May 1…...St. Joseph the Worker…Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary…Patron saint of carpenters and families.

May 2…..St. Athanasius...Doctor of  the Church..Egypt…Bishop

May 3……St.s Philip and James...Apostles…Martyrs…St. Philip is patron saint of bakers…St. James is patron saint of pharmacists.

May 4…..St. Florian...Patron saint of firemen…Austria….Martyr

May 5…..Bl. Caterina Cittadini...Ursuline Sister…Italy

May 6…..St. Francis de Laval…Bishop in France

May 7…..St. Rose Venerini...Italy…Venerini Sisters

May 8…..Bl. Julian of Norwich…Benedictine

May 9……St. Pachomius...hermit…Egypt

May 10…..St. Damien of Molokai…Hawaii…U.S.A…Patron of leprosy and outcasts

May 11…..Carthusian Martyrs

May 12…..St.Leopold...Capucian Franciscan…Italy

May 13…..Our Lady of Fatima...Portugal

May 14…..St. Matthias...Apostle who replaced Judas…Martyr… patron saint of carpenters and alcoholics

May 15…..St. Isidore the Farmer…Patron saint of farmers…Spain

May 16…...St. Simon Stock...Carmelite Friar…Europe

May 17.;….St. Paschal Baylon...Franciscan…Spain

May 18……St. John I...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

May 19…..St. Ivo...France…Patron saint of lawyers, widows, and orphans…Third Order Franciscan

May 20…..St. Bernadine of Siena.…Italy…Franciscan

May 21……St. Eugene de Mazened...Francve…Missionary Oblate…patron saint of dysfunctional families

May 22……St. Rita of Cascia...Italy…Augustinian…patron saint of impossible causes, abuse victims and widows

May 23…..St. John Baptist Rossi…Italy…Priest

May 24…..St. Joanna...friend and follower of Jesus

May 25…..St. Bede...England…Doctor of the Church

May 26…..St. Phillip Neri...Founder of Priests of the Oratory…Italy

May 27…..St. Augustine of Canterbury...Rome…England…Benedictine

May 28…..St. Germanus...Bishop of Paris

May 29…..St. Bona of Pisa…..Italy…patron saint of flight attendants, travelers, pilgrims and travel guides.

May 30..…St. Joan of Arc...France…Martyr

May 31……Feast of the Visitation... Mary and Martha

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