Date

Day

Intentions of the Mass

1

PHILIP & JAMES, APOSTLES

+ John, our bishop and the Diocese; and those preparing for confirmation

2

Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373

Christian education and formation programs; growth in Christian learning; the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd theologians

3

Invention of the Holy Cross, 335

All who are suffering, especially those who suffer for the Christian faith; the oppressed; strength to bear our crosses

4

Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387

Mothers

5

B.V.M. on Saturday

Unity and harmony of the Church

6

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Parish

7

Feria

Propagation of the faith; zeal for evangelism

8

Dame Julian of Norwich

Growth of prayer and holiness

9

Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, 389

Our renewal, corporately and individually; the deepening of our conversion; Christian education and formation

10

Feria

The sick, especially those of this parish; the Church’s ministries to the sick, especially hospital chaplaincies

11

Feria

Those in need: hungry, homeless, suffering;those who despair

12

B.V.M. on Saturday

The Church’s ministries for social justice; the parish’s outreach ministries

13

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Parish and all mothers

14

Pachomius, Abbot, 346

Monastics, especially for All Saints’ Convent Catonsville MD, & S. Mary’s Convent, Peekskill, NY; S. Anselm’s Abbey, Washington, DC, especially our friend Fr. Gabriel; growth in religious vocations

15

Rogation Day

For those who produce our sustenance; thanksgiving for the bounty of the land and sea

16

Feria

For those about to be confirmed or received; parish catechumenate

17

ASCENSION DAY

Thanksgiving for the life and ministry of our parish and for sacrifices and witness of the people of Ascension Parish through the decades

18

Feria

Those who offend us

19

Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988

The Church’s patronage of the arts; those with liturgical ministries: altar guild, brass polishing guild, altar servers, ushers, musicians

20

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Parish and those being confirmed and received today.

21

Feria

Parents

22

Feria

Church’s ministry to our neighborhood and the city

23

Feria

Those in civil authority and the Peace of Jerusalem and of the World, especially in Iraq; the Church’s ministries for peace

24

Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States, 1870.

Mission and evangelism; all seminaries especially Nashotah House

25

Bede, the Venerable, Priest, and Monk of Jarrow, 735

Parish’s work at N Street Village and in Nicaragua; growth of our outreach ministries

26

Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605.

+ Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England; Unity and harmony of the Anglican Communion

27

PENTECOST

Parish

28

First Book of Common Prayer. Memorial Day

Those who serve our country, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan; those who have died for our country

29

Feria

Those who serve our country, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Church’s ministry to those in the Armed Forces

30

Feria

Those in civil authority and the Peace of Jerusalem and of the World, especially in Iraq; the Church’s ministries for peace

31

VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Discernment of God’s call to us; increased devotion to Mary