May
May is Mary's month. Eastertide runs through most of it — toward the Ascension and Pentecost — while the whole month is given to Our Lady, closing on her Visitation.
May’s great days are Ascension of the Lord (May 6), Pentecost Sunday (May 16), and Most Holy Trinity (May 23).
May’s major feasts
Every feast in May
The celebrations of the General Roman Calendar, day by day — solemnities and feasts of the Lord, and the memorials of the saints. Tap any day to open it.
Dates shown for 2027, following the General Roman Calendar; some optional memorials and national feasts vary by country. You can also browse the full Church year.
Keeping May at home
May crowning is the heart of the month — children gather flowers and a wreath is laid on an image of Our Lady. Many families keep a small May altar and add a Hail Mary, or a daily decade of the Rosary, all month long.
Eastertide reaches its close with the Ascension and Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Easter candle is extinguished, and the long green of Ordinary Time begins again.
Where to go next
The whole calendarFeasts of the Church yearToday’s feast, what’s coming up, and every season and month.
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The whole yearThe liturgical calendarEvery feast as a single mark in the color the Church wears that day.More prayersPrayers for the seasonShort prayers to pray together, day by day, at home.Follow the Church year
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