May 16
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to May 16, but the saints below keep their feast on this date.
Saint profiles for May 16
May 16 in 2026, 2027 and 2028
A Sunday, a season or a greater feast can take the place of a memorial, so what is celebrated on this date changes from year to year.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
WeekdayWhite
Readings for May 16, 2026Sunday, May 16, 2027
Pentecost Sunday
SolemnityRed
The close of Easter Time. Ordinary Time resumes the following day.
Readings for May 16, 2027Tuesday, May 16, 2028
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
WeekdayWhite
Readings for May 16, 2028
Celebrations are from the General Roman Calendar and the proper calendar for the dioceses of the United States, computed as described on the liturgical calendar. Your diocese or religious community may keep its own proper celebrations on this date. Saint profiles are listed under every date their own feast-day line gives.
