May 2025
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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| 1 | Feast of St. Joseph the Worker |
 | Birthday of Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881-1955) : French, Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian and teacher |
| Catholic Worker Movement began; released first Catholic Worker (1933) |
| International Workers’ Day |
| National Day of Prayer |
| 3 | World Press Freedom Day |
| Join Hands Day |
| Birthday of Pete Seeger (1919-2014): American folk singer-songwriter and political activist |
| 4 | Anniversary of the Kent State massacre (1970) |
| First Freedom Ride: seven African Americans and six white activists leave Washington for the segregated Deep South (1961 |
| 5 | Cinco de Mayo |
| 7 | National Day of Prayer (U.S.) |
| Bike and Roll to School Day |
| 8 | Birthday of Naomi Klein (1970): Activist and author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs.The Climate |
| 8-9 | Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during WWII |
| 9 | Birthday of Peter Maurin (1877-1949): Co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement |
| Birthday of Sophie Scholl (1921-1943): German student and Christian anti-Nazi political activist, member of the White Rose nonviolent resistance group in Nazi Germany |
| 11 | Mother’s Day |
| 13 | Feast of the Ascension of Christ |
| 15 | International Conscientious Objectors’ Day |
| International Day of Families |
| Feast of St. Dymphna (7th century in Ireland-645 in Belgium) : Patroness of mental illness and victims of incest |
| 17 | Anniversary of the Catonsville Nine: Nine Catholic activists burned their draft files to protest the Vietnam War |
| 19 | Birthday of Malcolm X (1925-1965): African American revolutionary, Muslim minister, and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights movement until his assassination in 1965 |
| 20 | Birthday of Franz Jägerstätter (1907-1943) Martyr and conscientious objector: |
| 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 22 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| Birthday of Harvey Milk (1930-1978): Civil rights leader who became the first openly gay elected official in the U.S. |
| 24 | Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home (2015), Pope Francis |
| Mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX (2022) |
| 25-31 | Week of Solidarity with Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories |
| 25 | Anniversary of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers (2020) |
| 26 | Birthday of Rebecca Masika Katsuva (1966-2016): Congolese activist; developed non-profit for victims of war and rape |
| Memorial Day (U.S.) |
| 29 | Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord |
| 30 | Feast of St. Joan of Arc (1412 ?-1431): Patroness of soldiers and military members |
| 31 | Feast of the Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth as she prepares for the birth of her son, John the Baptist |
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