Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

Optional memorial

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter

The Church remembers Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (d. 1927). Today is an optional memorial.

Readings of the day

Luminous Mysteries

Fifth Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist

“This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.”Luke 22:19

At the Last Supper, on the night before He suffered, Jesus takes bread and wine and gives His Body and Blood to the apostles as food and drink, the new covenant in His Blood.

Fruit of the mystery: Adoration

Regina Caeli

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia, has risen, as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we pray, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Traditional Easter antiphon (12th century)

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This day’s five mysteries (Luminous Mysteries)

The Baptism of the Lord
The Wedding at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist

Coming up

Pentecost SundaySun, May 24 · Solemnity
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchMon, May 25 · Memorial
The Most Holy TrinitySun, May 31 · Solemnity
The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristSun, Jun 7 · Solemnity
The Most Sacred Heart of JesusFri, Jun 12 · Solemnity

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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