May 2009 — Liturgical CalendarDayDateCelebrationRankDayDateCelebrationRankFriday1Weekday of Easter or
St Joseph the WorkerSaturday2St Athanasius, bishop, doctor of the ChurchmemorialSunday34th Sunday of EasterWeek IVMonday4The English Martyrs (in England)memorialTuesday5Weekday of Easter or
St Asaph, bishop (in Wales)Wednesday6Weekday of EasterThursday7Weekday of EasterFriday8Weekday of EasterSaturday9Weekday of EasterSunday105th Sunday of EasterWeek IMonday11Weekday of EasterTuesday12Weekday of Easter or
Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs;
St Pancras, martyrWednesday13Weekday of Easter or
Our Lady of FatimaThursday14St Matthias, apostlefeastFriday15Weekday of EasterSaturday16Weekday of EasterSunday176th Sunday of EasterWeek IIMonday18Weekday of Easter or
St John I, pope, martyrTuesday19Weekday of Easter or
St Dunstan, bishop (in England)Wednesday20Weekday of Easter or
St Bernardine of Siena, priest, religious, missionaryThursday21Weekday of Easter or
Ss Christopher of Magallanes and his companions, martyrs, priest,Friday22Weekday of Easter or
St Rita of Cascia, religiousSaturday23Weekday of EasterSunday24Ascension of the LordsolemnityMonday25Weekday of Easter or
St Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor of the Church (memorial —in England);
St Gregory VII, pope;
St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin

Week III

Tuesday26St Philip Neri, priestmemorialWednesday27(Weekday of Easter in Wales or)
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishopmemorial (in England)Thursday28Weekday of EasterFriday29Weekday of EasterSaturday30Weekday of EasterSunday31Pentecostsolemnity