May

🌼 MAY 2026 — Overview

A Month of Blossoming, Belonging, and Becoming

May steps onto the stage like a gentle procession — bright, fragrant, and full of promise.
It is the month when the world feels young again.
The winds soften. The mornings lengthen. The earth exhales.

May invites us to slow down, to notice beauty, to cultivate belonging.
It is a month of thresholds: between spring and summer, between planting and harvest, between promise and fulfillment.
Every trail feels like a beginning. Every sunrise feels like a blessing.

✝️ The Spiritual Heart of May

May belongs to Mary.
The Church crowns her with blossoms, sings her litanies, and entrusts the month to her maternal care.

At the same time, the Easter season continues to unfold — a long arc of resurrection stretching from the empty tomb toward Pentecost.
We walk these weeks with the Risen Christ, learning to recognize Him in the breaking of the bread, the opening of Scripture, and the quiet movements of the heart.

Key feasts anchor the month:

Ascension (May 14, 2026) — Christ rises, not to leave us, but to draw us upward.
Pentecost (May 24, 2026) — The Spirit descends, igniting the Church with fire and mission.
Trinity Sunday (May 31, 2026) — The mystery of God’s inner life revealed as communion, love, and eternal exchange.

May is the month when heaven feels close — not distant, but woven into the fabric of daily life.

🌱 A Month of Blossoming

May is a season of growth — spiritual, emotional, communal.

Gardens awaken.
Friendships rekindle.
Families gather.
Pilgrims return to the road.

Mary’s presence shapes the month with tenderness and strength:

She teaches us to listen.
She teaches us to trust.
She teaches us to say yes.

And the world responds with its own litany of beauty — flowers, festivals, graduations, and the first warm evenings of the year.

May is also:

Mental Health Awareness Month
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
National Foster Care Month
National Military Appreciation Month

A month of dignity, remembrance, and renewal.

🥾 The May 5×5 Ascension Framework

If April was resurrection, May is elevation — the rising of the whole person toward God.

Body • Mind • Heart • Spirit • Mission
All five lifted, stretched, and strengthened.

Ascension Sequence (May 8–14)

A seven‑day ascent:

Day 1 — Desire
Day 2 — Discipline
Day 3 — Detachment
Day 4 — Clarity
Day 5 — Courage
Day 6 — Communion
Day 7 — Elevation

Pentecost Novena (May 15–23)

Nine days of fire:

Breath • Light • Wisdom • Strength • Consolation • Zeal • Purity • Unity • Mission

Pentecost (May 24)

The Church’s birthday — the moment the disciples stop hiding and start living.

🗺️ MAY 2026 TRAVEL CALENDAR

(All links are official sources)

🎶 Eurovision Song Contest — May 12, 14, 16
Malmö, Sweden — eurovision.tv
🏇 Kentucky Derby — May 2
Louisville, KY — kentuckyderby.com
🎭 Spoleto Festival USA — May 23–June 8
Charleston, SC — spoletousa.org
🎉 Cinco de Mayo — May 5
Celebrated widely across the U.S. and Mexico
🌸 National Cherry Blossom Festivals (late April–early May)
Various locations
🎨 Venice Biennale (ongoing)
Venice, Italy — labiennale.org