In the news, Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Ember Saturday in Whitsun Week

Ember Saturday in Octave of Pentecost

Western:

St. Joan of Arc,  V.  d.

St. Anastasius XV

St. Exuperantius

St. Ferdinand III of Castile

St. Giuseppe Marello

St. Hubert

St. Joseph Marello

Bl. Lawrence Richardson

St. Luke Kirby

St. Madelgisilus

Bl. Maurus Scott

Bl. Richard Newport

Bl. Thomas Cottam

St. Venantius

St. Walstan

Bl. William Filby

Orthodox – OCA:

Memorial Saturday

Venerable Isaac, Founder of Dalmátos Monastery at Constantinople

Saint Emmeleίa

Secular:

Memorial Day (Fixed Date)

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In the news, Friday, May 29, 2026

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Ember Friday in Whitsun Week

Ember Friday in Octave of Pentecost

Western:

St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi,  V.

St. Maximinus of Trier

St. Conon

St. Eleutherius of Rocca d’Arce

St. John de Atares

Bl. Joseph Gerard

St. Julia Maria Ledochowska

Martyrs of Toulouse

St. Maximus

St. Restitutus

Bl. Richard Thirkeld

St. Theodosia & Companions

St. Ursula Ledóchowska

St. Votus, Felix, & John

St. William Arnaud

Orthodox – OCA:

Holy Virgin Martyr Theodosίa of Tyre

Repose of the Blessed John of Ustiug the Fool-for-Christ

Virgin Martyr Theodosia the Nun of Constantinople

Icon of the Mother of God “the Surety of Sinners”

Martyred Fathers and Mothers of Atchara

Secular:

John F. Kennedy, 35th POTUS

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In the news, Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Thursday in Whitsun Week

Thursday in Octave of Pentecost

Western:

Bl. Margaret Pole

St. Accidia

St. Bernard of Montjoux

St. Caraunus

St. Emilius

St. Heliconis

Bl. John Shert

St. Justus of Urgel

St. Paul Hanh

St. Podius

Bl. Robert Johnson

St. Senator

Bl. Thomas Ford

St. William of Gellone

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Niketas, Bishop of Chalcedon

Saint Ignatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov

Saint Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene

Martyr Heliconis of Thessalonica

Hieromartyr Helladius, Bishop in the East

Saint Germanus, Bishop of Paris

Saint Sophronius the Bulgarian

New Martyr Demetrius

Icon of the Mother of God of Nicea

Saint William of Gellone

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Analysis: China AI ignores Takaichi's condolences over coal mine blast

Xi's outburst to Trump about Japan's 'remilitarization' under Takaichi gets hushed

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In the news, Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Ember Wednesday in Whitsun Week

Ember Wednesday in Octave of Pentecost

Comm. St. Bede the Venerable

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Western:

St. Bede the Venerable,  C. D.  d.  white

St. John I,  53rd Pope of Rome

St. Augustine of Canterbury

St. Acculus

St. Bruno

St. Frederick

St. Melangell

St. Ranulphus

St. Restituta of Sora

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis

Translation of the relics of Venerable Nilus of Stolobensk

Saint John the Russian and Confessor, whose relics are on the island of Euboia

Venerable Therapon, Abbot of White Lake

Translation of the relics of Saints Cyprian, Photius, and Jonah,

        Metropolitans of Moscow and All Russia

Venerable Therapon, Abbot of Monza

Virgin Martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria

Venerable Bede, the Church Historian

Saint Basil of Georgia, son of King Bagrat III

Venerable Michael of Parekhi

Venerable Matthew of Zaransk

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Tuesday in Whitsun Week

Tuesday in Octave of Pentecost

Western:

St. Augustine of Canterbury,  B. C.  d2c

St. Philip Neri, C.

St. Eleutherius,  P. M.

St. Alphaeus

St. Becan

St. Berencardus

St. Dyfan

Bl. Eva of Liege

St. Felicissimus

St. Fugatius and Damian

St. Guinizo

St. John Hoan

St. Mariana

St. Mariana de Paredes

St. Matthew Phuong

St. Oduvald

Bl. Peter Sanz

St. Quadratus

St. Quadratus of Athens

St. Zachary

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostle Carpus of the Seventy

Apostle Alphaeus of the Seventy

Greatmartyr George the New at Sofia, Bulgaria

Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Kalyazin

Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of the Apostle Alphæus

Venerable Confessor John Psykhaitis

Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England

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Monday in Whitsun Week

Monday in Octave of Pentecost

Western:

St. Gregory VII, 157th Pope of Rome

comm. St. Urban I,  17th Pope of Rome

St. Aldhelm,  B. C.

Venerable Bede (see 27 May)

Bl. David Galvan Bermudez

Bl. David Uribe-Velasco

St. Dionysius of Milan

St. Dunchadh

St. Egilhard

St. Genistus

St. Gerard de Lunel

Bl. Jose Isabel Flores Varela

St. Julius of Dorostorum

St. Leo of Troyes

St. Luis Batiz Sainz

St. Madeline Sophie Barat

St. Manuel Moralez

St. Maria Magdalen Dei Pazzi

St. Maximus & Victorinus

Bl. Miguel de la Mora

Bl. Sabas Reyes Salazar

St. Salvador Lara Puente

St. Urban

St. Urban I

St. Zenobius

St. Zenobius

Orthodox – OCA:

Third Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious

        Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus

Hieromartyr Urban, 17th Pope of Rome

Secular:

Memorial Day (Observed)

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In the news, Sunday, May 24, 2026

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WHITSUNDAY

PENTECOST SUNDAY

Western:

St. Vincent of Lerins,  Pr. C.  sd.

David I of Scotland,  K. C.

St. Afra

St. Donatian & Rogatian

St. Jessica

St. Joanna

St. John del Prado

Bl. Louis Moreau

St. Manaen

St. Meletius

St. Nicetas of Pereaslav

St. Patrick of Bayeux

St. Robustian

St. Vincent of Porto

St. Zoellus

Orthodox – OCA:

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain

Venerable Niketas the Stylite, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl, Zalesski

Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia, and those with him

Saint Vincent of Lerins

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Guest Opinion:

Paul Dillon and Brian G. Henning:

Ordinance vital to establish renters’ right to cooling

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