May 2017
1	Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
	National Day of Prayer
3	Feasts of St. Philip and James, Apostles
4	Anniversary of Kent State Massacre (1970)
8	World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
20	Birthday of Franz Jägerstätter (1970-1943) a martyr for the faith, a conscientious objector, a husband and father of three. He was executed for his refusal to fight for Hitler. On June 1, 2007, Franz was recognized as a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI and beatified on October 26, 2007 in Linz, Austria.
21	World day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22	International Day of Biological Diversity
24	Day of Prayer for the Catholic Church in China
25	Africa Day
29	Ascension Thursday
	Birthday of John F. Kennedy (1917)
31	Feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth