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| April 25 and the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Thursday are known as "Rogation Days," with April 25 being the "Major Rogation," and the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Thursday -- "Rogationtide" -- being the "Minor Rogation." "Rogation" comes from the Latin "rogare," which means "to ask," and Rogation Days are penitential days of fasting and abstinence during which we seek to ask God's mercy, appease His anger, avert the chastisements He makes manifest through natural disasters, and ask for His blessings, particularly with regard to farming, gardening, and other agricultural pursuits. They are set aside to remind us how radically dependent we are on God through His creation, and how prayer can help protect us from nature's often cruel ways. Hence, its mood is somber and beseeching; its liturgical color is purple. |
Rogation Mass
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day - May 11, 2026 - Liturgical Calendar
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Francis di Girolamo (1642-1716) (also known as Francis de Geronimo), a Jesuit priest from Italy who spent most of his life working as a rural missionary in the countryside near Naples. He died in 1716. His sermons were short but vigorous, and he touched many
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The Rogation Days: Monday — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
