May 2025 - Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 2025 - Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The month of May is traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church has emphasized the month of May as a time of honor and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary for centuries.
This month is part of the Easter season, between Easter Sunday (April 20) and Pentecost (June 8).
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (as of 2021, officially changed from Asian American Pacific Islander Month) is observed in the U.S. during the month of May, and recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the U.S.
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - May 13
On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to three shepherd children, Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto, at the Cova da Iria outside the village of Aljustrel, near Fatima, Portugal. In the months that followed, the children would see Mary five more times. On the sixth and last appearance, the Virgin told the children her name: The Lady of the Rosary. Throughout these appearances, the children received prophetic messages of prayer, penance and peace called the “Secret,” and residents of Fatima witnessed a stunning atmospheric event that would become known as the Miracle of the Sun.
The full meaning of the miracles of Fatima would not be understood until decades beyond – and now, a century later, they continue to inspire the faithful across the globe.
May 21 | St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
This day remembers the 25 priests and laymen who were killed during the anti-clerical laws placed by President Plutarco Calles during his presidency from 1924-1928. Since the Mexican revolutionary war (1810-1820), the Catholic Church has been a target of the Mexican government in an effort to weaken its position in the country and its influence over its citizens. Prior to the war, Spain ruled the area for more than 300 years.
After the revolution, Mexican government leaders (headquartered in central Mexico) had the goal to diminish the church and put in anti-clerical laws immediately. President Plutarco Calles, a former Mexican general, decided to put the anti-clerical laws in extreme action unlike the politicians before him, whom while anti-Catholic didn’t want to anger the people too much.
Many Mexican Catholics do not know much about this time period as the political party that President Calles incepted is still in power today and it’s not taught in public schools.
Full Month | Catholic Devotion - Blessed Virgin Mary
Full Month | Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 1 - June 7 | Easter Season
May 2 | St. Athanasius / San Atanasio / Thánh Anathasiȏ (M)
May 3 | Sts. Philip and James, Apostles / Santos Felipe y Santiago / Thánh Philipphê và Giacôbê (M) - Patron Saints of Uruguay
May 12 | Sts. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras / Santos Nereo y Aquileo; San Pancracio / Thánh Nereus và Achilleus; Thánh Pancras
May 13 | Our Lady of Fatima / Nuestra Señora de Fátima / Lễ Đức Mẹ Fatima
May 18 | St. John I / San Juan I / Thánh John I
May 20 | St. Bernadine of Siena / San Bernardino de Siena / Thánh Bernadine ở Siena
May 21 | St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions / San Cristóbal Magallanes y sus compañeros / Thánh Christopher Magallanes LM và các bạn
May 25 | St. Bede the Venerable; St. Gregory VII; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi / San Beda el Venerable; San Gregorio VII; Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzi / Thánh Bede Venerable, LM TSHT; Thánh Gregory VII, GH; Thánh Mary Magdalene deś Pazzi
May 27 | St. Augustine of Canterbury / San Agustin de Canderbury / Thánh Augustine ở Canterbury /
May 29 | The Ascension of the Lord / La Ascensión del Señor (S)
May 30 | St. Joan of Arc / Santa Juana de Arco / Thánh Joan ở Arc
May 31 | The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary / La Visitación de la Santisima Virgen Maria / Đức Mẹ Maria thăm viếng bà Thánh Isave (F)
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