St. Joseph the Worker
The feast of St. Joseph the Worker, established by Pope Pius XII in 1955, gives all workmen a model and a protector.
May
Queenship of Mary
On October 11, 1954, Pius XII granted the desire of the faithful and instituted the feast of the Queenship of Mary.
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The feast commemorates the visit of Our Lady to her cousin Elizabeth and the sanctification of John the Baptist.
St. Rita
St. Rita’s childbirth was surrounded by miraculous events. She was a holy and devout Augustinian sister who died in 1457.
St. Dymphna
Dymphna was born in the 8th century in Ireland to a pagan king whose wife became a Christian. She was murdered by her own father.
St. Walburga’s Day
Not on the modern liturgical calendars, the feast and its eve (Walpurgisnacht) is a great holiday in many European countries.
Our lady of Fatima
The Blessed Mother is venerated under this title following apparitions to three shepherd children in Portugal in 1917.