Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration
- Matthias, apostle
- Pontius, martyr
- Carthage, Carthach or Mochuda, abbot
- Erembert, bishop
- Michael Garicoïts, priest and founder
- Mary Mazzarello, virgin [1]
May 14. The Catholic Church commemorates 1 apostle, 1 bishop, 1 martyr, 1 abbot, 1 priest and founder, and 1 virgin.
Foremost among this roster of saints is St. Matthias the apostle. His feast today reminds the faithful that after the death of Judas Iscariot, he was chosen to replace Judas. St. Matthias is qualified to be in the roster of apostles because he witnessed Jesus' ministry and resurrection. He is also mentioned in the Roman Canon.
St. Michael Garicoïts, or Michel Garicoïts (ca. 1797-1863) was a French Basque who became a priest. He founded the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram. He fought against the heresy of Jansenism in his parish and practiced well a devotion to the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus [2].
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [May 14]
- St. Isidore, Martyr [3]
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