May 5 -- Ascension of the Lord.
This solemnity marks the completion of Jesus mission of salvation and his triumphant entry into Heaven. Note: In many dioceses, observance of the Ascension has been moved to the following Sunday.
May 10 -- St. Damien of Molokai (1889).
Born in Belgium in 1840, Joseph de Veuster became Father Damien at the age of 19. He ministered to people with leprosy on the Hawaiian island of Molokai where he built roads, water systems, churches, and coffins. He began each homily with "My dear Lepers," until one day it became "My fellow Lepers." He died of the disease after serving for sixteen years. He is the patron of lepers and outcasts.
May 13 -- Our Lady of Fatima (1917)
The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three peasant children near Fatima, Portugal. Mary gave the children three secrets and asked them to pray the Rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners, and for the conversion of Russia.
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