Wednesday, May 3
Wednesday, May 3
A Ferial weekday in Ordinary Time. No feast or memorial is kept today — only the steady rhythm of the week, and the Mass given for the weekday.
The feast of the day
No feast is kept today
An ordinary day in Ordinary Time
Most days of the year keep no feast or memorial — and that is not a gap. The Church simply prays the Mass of the weekday and keeps walking through the season. A good day to carry one quiet intention, and to let prayer be unhurried.
The saint of the day
Meet Alexander I
Saint of the day · Feast May 3
Alexander I
Pope · Early Church Leader
Alexander I was the sixth pope of the Catholic Church, known for his leadership during the early years of Christianity. His guidance helped shape the foundations of the Church.
Open the profileAlso remembered today
- Ansfried of UtrechtDutch Bishop and Count
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of PolandQueen of Poland · Mother of God
- ConlethIrish Bishop · Faithful Leader
- Edoardo Giuseppe RosazItalian Roman Catholic bishop and blessed (1830–1903)
- Emilia BicchieriItalian Nun · Spiritual Leader
- Estephan El DouaihyMaronite Patriarch · Wise Leader
- Juvenal of NarniBishop of Narni
- St. PhilipApostle · Bring-Others-to-Christ
- Stanisław KazimierczykPolish Canon Regular · Saint
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