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There are many ways in which God shows us the beauty of His creations -
In the sky-Beautiful clouds, sunsets,rainbows,moon and stars;
On the Earth -Beautiful Mountains, valleys,rivers,trees,flowers;
and under the earth, beautiful gemstones.

Tradition has it that certain gemstones have become associated with certain months of the year.
This months gemstone is Emerald.
This picture of emerald rings comes from a private collection

Also it appears that popular devotion has assigned to certain months a particular meaning or devotion. These months' dedications may not be universally accepted, and it is not compulsory to do anything special in honouring them, such as saying certain prayers or attending special Masses. According to what research I have been able to do, it appears that this month is dedicated to Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

MAY CALENDAR OF FEASTDAYS

Details of each special day are included. If any item has the word "LINK" in the right hand column, clicking on that will give you further detail. If the letter "M" appear after the date, this indicates that it is a movable Feast.

DATE

DETAILS

LINK

MAY 1St. Joseph the WorkerLINK
MAY 3Sts. Philip and James - ApostlesLINK
MAY 13 Our Lady of FatimaLINK
MAY 14St. Matthias - who replaced Judas IscariotLINK
MAY 25Mary Help of ChristiansLINK
MAY 28St. Augustine of CanterburyLINK
MAY 30St. Joan of ArcLINK
MAY 31The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary LINK
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