May 6
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to May 6, but the saints below keep their feast on this date.
Saint profiles for May 6
May 6 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.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
WeekdayWhite
Readings for May 6, 2026Thursday, May 6, 2027
The Ascension of the Lord
SolemnityWhiteHoly day of obligation
Kept on this Thursday in the provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia. Everywhere else in the United States it is transferred to the following Sunday. Check your own diocese.
Readings for May 6, 2027Saturday, May 6, 2028
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
WeekdayWhite
Readings for May 6, 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.
