MAY 2019
1	Feast of St Joseph, the worker
	International Workers' Day
	National Day of Prayer in the USA
	Anniversary of the Beginning of the Catholic Worker Movement
3	Feasts of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
4	Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre
	First Freedom Ride
5	Celebration of Cinco de Mayo
8	World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
12	Mothers' Day
14	Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle
	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
20	Birthday of Franz Jägerstätter in 1907-1943. He was a martyr for the faith, a conscientious objector, a husband and father of three. He was executed for his refusal to fight for Hitler.
21	Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
22	International Day for Biological Diversity
	Birthday of Betty Williams, a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan Maguire of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a co-founder of the Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the troubles in Northern Ireland.
24	Global Day of Prayer for the Catholic Church in China
	Promulgation of Laudato SI: On Care for our Common Home
25	Africa Day
27	Memorial Day
30	Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (moved from Thursday in some Dioceses)
	Feat of St. Joan of Arc
31	Feast of the Visitation of Mary to her cousin, Elizabeth