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Saints of May 16
These are the saints and feasts the Church celebrates on May 16. Tap each one to read their story, their prayer and what they are patron of.
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Pentecost Sunday: The Holy Spirit
Solemnity · Fifty days after EasterThe Holy Spirit came down on Mary and the Apostles as wind and tongues of fire: the birthday of the Church. In 2027: May 16. Read story and prayer →
Saint Simon Stock
Carmelite friarThe English Carmelite leader to whom, according to Carmelite tradition, Our Lady gave the Brown Scapular. Read story and prayer →
Saint Brendan the Navigator
AbbotThe Irish monk whose legendary voyage across the ocean in search of the Promised Land of the Saints made him the patron of sailors. Read story and prayer →
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EspírituPalomaPentecostésSimonSimónSimoneSimeonBrendanBrandonBrandánBrennan
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