Liturgical Calendar
May 2020
Fri the 1st:
Optional memorial of Joseph the Worker.
Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1-2; John 6:52-59
Sorrowful mysteries
Sat the 2nd:
Memorial of Athanasius, bishop and doctor.
Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; John 6:60-69
Joyful mysteries
Sun the 3rd:
Psalter IV, Easter Week 4.
(Feast of Philip and James, apostles.)
Acts 2:14-41; Ps 23:1-6; 1 Pet 2:20-25; John 10:1-10
Glorious mysteries
Mon the 4th:
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:1-4; John 10:11-18
Joyful mysteries
Tue the 5th:
Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1-7; John 10:22-30
Sorrowful mysteries
Wed the 6th:
Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps 67:1-8; John 8:12; John 12:44-50
Glorious mysteries
Thu the 7th:
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:1-27; Rev 1:5; John 13:16-20
Luminous mysteries
Fri the 8th:
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11; John 14:1-6
Sorrowful mysteries
Sat the 9th:
Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; John 8:31-32; John 14:7-14
Joyful mysteries
Sun the 10th:
Psalter I, Easter Week 5.
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-19; 1 Pet 2:4-9; John 14:1-12
Glorious mysteries
Mon the 11th:
Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-16; John 14:21-26
Joyful mysteries
Tue the 12th:
Optional memorial of Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs.
Optional memorial of Pancras, martyr.
Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-21; Luke 24:26,46; John 14:27-31
Sorrowful mysteries
Wed the 13th:
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; John 15:1-8
Glorious mysteries
Thu the 14th:
Feast of Matthias, apostle.
Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-10; John 10:27; John 15:9-11
Luminous mysteries
Fri the 15th:
Optional memorial of Isidore.
Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-12; John 15:12-17
Sorrowful mysteries
Sat the 16th:
Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:15; Col 3:1; John 15:18-21
Joyful mysteries
Sun the 17th:
Psalter II, Easter Week 6.
Acts 8:5-17; Ps 66:1-20; 1 Pet 3:15-18; John 14:15-21
Glorious mysteries
Mon the 18th:
Optional memorial of John I, pope and martyr.
Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1-9; John 15:26-16:4
Joyful mysteries
Tue the 19th:
Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-8; John 16:5-13
Sorrowful mysteries
Wed the 20th:
Optional memorial of Bernardine of Siena, priest.
Vigil of Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord.
Acts 17:15-18:1; Ps 148:1-14; John 14:16; John 16:12-15
Glorious mysteries
Thu the 21st:
Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord.
Optional memorial of Christopher Magallanes, priest, and Companions, martyrs.
Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:1-9; Eph 1:17-23; Matt 28:16-20
Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; John 14:18; John 16:16-20
Luminous mysteries
Fri the 22nd:
Optional memorial of Rita of Cascia, religious.
Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:1-7; Luke 24:26,46; John 16:20-23
Sorrowful mysteries
Sat the 23rd:
Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:1-10; John 16:23-28
Joyful mysteries
Sun the 24th:
Psalter III, Easter Week 7.
Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1-8; 1 Pet 4:13-16; John 17:1-11
Glorious mysteries
Mon the 25th:
Optional memorial of Venerable Bede, priest and doctor; Gregory VII, pope; Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin.
Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:1-7; Col 3:1; John 16:29-33
Joyful mysteries
Tue the 26th:
Memorial of Philip Neri, priest.
Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-21; John 14:16; John 17:1-11
Sorrowful mysteries
Wed the 27th:
Optional memorial of Augustine of Canterbury, bishop.
Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-36; John 17:11-19
Glorious mysteries
Thu the 28th:
Acts 22:30, 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-11; John 17:20-26
Luminous mysteries
Fri the 29th:
Acts 25:13-21; Ps 103:1-20; John 14:26; John 21:15-19
Sorrowful mysteries
Sat the 30th:
Vigil of Solemnity of Pentecost.
Pentecost Vigil Readings: Gen 11:1-9 or Exod 19:3-8, 16-20 or Ezek 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-35; Rom 8:22-27; John 7:37-39
Morning Mass Readings: Acts 28:16-31; Ps 11:4-7; John 16:7-13; John 21:20-25
Joyful mysteries
Sun the 31st:
Psalter IV, Easter Week 8.
Solemnity of Pentecost.
(Feast of The Visitation.)
Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1-34; 1 Cor 12:3-13; John 20:19-23
Glorious mysteries