MAY 20 - MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
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Mother of the Church (Latin: Mater Ecclesiae) is a title given to Mary in the Catholic Church, as officially declared by Pope Paul VI in 1964. The title first appeared in the 4th century writings of Saint Ambrose of Milan, as rediscovered by Hugo Rahner. It was also used by Pope Benedict XIV in 1748 and then by Pope Leo XIII in 1885. Pope John Paul II placed it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Pope Francis inserted a feast by this title into the Roman Calendar.
Mary Mother of the Church (May 25, 2026)
The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church Monday May 25, 2026 In 2018, Pope Francis established the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church, to be observed annually on the Monday after Pentecost. All of the readings for this memorial are proper.
Bernadine of Siena (Optional Memorial)
Our Lady of the Well
Santa Maria del Pozzo
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Albert of Bologna
Althryda
Anastasius of Brescia
Aquila of Egypt
Arcangelo Tadini
Arnaldo Serra and Companions
Aurea of Ostia
Austregisilus of Bourges
Basilla of Rome
Baudelius of Nîmes
Codrato
Columba of Rieti
Ethelbert of East Anglia
Guy de Gherardesca
Hilary of Toulouse
Lucifer of Caglieri
Lydia Purpuraria
Marcello
Maria Angelica Perez
Plautilla of Rome
Protasius Chong Kuk-bo
Talaleo of Egea
Theodore of Pavia
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Martyrs of Edessa
Alexander
Asterius
Thalalaeus
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
José Pérez Fernández
Rafaél García Torres
Tomás Valera González
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Josepha Endrina Stenmanns
Luigi Talamoni