The liturgical year
The Church’s calendar.
The next twelve months, for namedays, feast-day gifts, parish anniversaries, and the rhythm of the year. Pieces from the studio are matched to each feast where the iconography fits.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 The Ascension of the Lord | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Pentecost | 13 Our Lady of Fatima | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 Trinity Sunday | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Corpus Christi (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus +1 |
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Feasts of May 1940
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May 2 1940 Solemnity
The Ascension of the Lord
Christ ascends in glory forty days after the Resurrection.
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May 12 1940 Solemnity
Pentecost
The descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Birthday of the Church.
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May 13 1940 Memorial
Our Lady of Fatima
The first apparition at Fatima, May 13, 1917.
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May 19 1940 Solemnity
Trinity Sunday
The mystery of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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May 23 1940 Solemnity
Corpus Christi (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ)
The Real Presence in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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May 31 1940 Solemnity
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
The pierced and burning heart of Christ. As revealed at Paray-le-Monial.
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May 31 1940 Feast
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary visits Elizabeth, the Magnificat. (1962 calendar: July 2.)
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