Liturgical Calendar - May 2008

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

Ascension of the Lord

St. Joseph the worker
 RSA: Workers’ Day

2

St. Athanasius,
bishop & doctor
* Patricia Zikhali (Cr.Teacher)

3

Sts. Philip & James, apostles

(St. Ansfried)

4

7^th Sunday of Easter

 (St. Florian)

5

(Sts. Angelo & Godehard)
* Njabulo Zulu (C.Home)

6

(Sts. Aldricus, Dominic & Edmar),
* Fr. Sipho (D.Memb), * Hloniphile Mncwabe (EN)

7

(St. Notker / Gernot)

8

(St. Victor)

9

(St. Germanus)

10

(Blessed Damian Joseph de Veuster of Molokai, priest)

11

Pentecost

 (Sts. Odo, Majolus, Odilo, Hugo & Petrus the venerable,
abbots of Cluny, OSB)
MOTHERS’ DAY

12

Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, martyrs;
St. Pancras, martyr

13

 (Our Lady of Fatima)
* Thuli Thabethe (D.Memb)
6^th week in ordinary time

14

St. Matthias,
apostle
* Xolile Nxumalo (CG)

15

St. Isidore the farmer (USA)

(15 years Blessed Gérard’s Friendship Club & 8 years Blessed Gérard’s Children’s Home)

16

(St. John Nepomuc)

17

(Sts. Dietmar & Paschalis)

18

Trinity Sunday

St. John I, pope & martyr, Blessed Gerard Mecatti of Villamagna, religious, SMOM, (St. Erich)

19

(St. Celestin,
pope & hermit, OSB)
* Zanele Zikhali (Cr.Asst)

20

St. Bernardine of Siena, priest

21

(St. Christopher Magallanes, priest & companions, martyrs)

22

 (St. Rita of Cascia, religious)
* Bongani Maphumulo (C.Home)

23

(St. Desiderius)
(13 years Blessed Gérard’s AIDS Education Programme)

24

(St. Dagmar)

25

Most Holy Body
and Blood of Christ
St. Bede the Venerable, priest & doctor; St. Gregory VII, pope;
St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin

26

St. Philip Neri,
priest
* Gloria Buthelezi (HKAsst)

27

St. Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
* Noxolo Sibisi (C.Home)

28

St. Ubaldesca, virgin, SMOM

29

Blessed Joseph Gerard OMI, priest

30

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Patronal feast of the Diocese of Eshowe & the Missionary Benedictines), (St. Joan of Arc)

31

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Including the General Roman Calendar, the Proper Calendar of the Order of St. Benedict , the Proper Calendar of the Order of Malta and the African Saints brought to you by the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard