Readings for the main services of Holy Communion on Wednesdays and Sundays during May.
3 May
Acts 8.1b-8; Psalm 66.1-6; John 6.35-40
7 May – Easter 4
Acts 2.42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2.19-25; John 10.1-10
10 May
Acts 12.24-13.5; Psalm 67; John 12.44-50
14 May – Easter 5
Acts 7.55-60; Psalm 31.1-5,15-16; 1 Peter 2.2-10; John 14.1-14
17 May
Acts 15.1-6; Psalm 122.1-5; John 15.1-8
21 May – Easter 6
Acts 17.22-31; Psalm 66.7-18; 1 Peter 3.13-22; John 14.15-21
24 May – John & Charles Wesley
Isaiah 49.5-6; Psalm 103.1-4,13-18; Romans 12.11-17; Luke 9.2-6
25 May – Ascension
Acts 1.1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1.15-23; Luke 24.44-53
28 May – Easter 7
Acts 1.6-14; Psalm 68.1-10; 1 Peter 4.12-14, 5.6-11; John 17.1-11
31 May – Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Zephaniah 3.14-18; Psalm 113; Romans 12.9-16; Luke 1.39-56
Additional festivals and commemorations in May
- 1 May
Philip and James, Apostles - 2 May
Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, teacher of the faith, 373 - 4 May
English saints and martyrs of the Reformation Era - 8 May
Julian of Norwich, spiritual writer, c 1417 - 12 May
Gregory Dix, priest, monk, scholar, 1952 - 15 May
Matthias the Apostle (transferred from May 14th) - 16 May
Caroline Chisholm, social reformer, 1877 - 19 May
Dunstan, archbishop, monastic reformer, 988 - 20 May
Alcuin, deacon, abbot, 804 - 22-24 May
Rogation Days - 26 May
Augustine, archbishop, 605
John Calvin, reformer, 1564
Philip Neri, founder of the Oratorians, spiritual guide, 1595 - 30 May
Josephine Butler, social reformer, 1906
Joan of Arc, visionary, 1431
Apolo Kivebulaya, priest, evangelist, 1933
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