05.01.2026

29°F SSW@1mph SR0555(0455) SS2006(1906)

Morning Offering given

Village chilly

Coffee good

May Day History of May Day May Day, also known as Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day, a day commemorating the historical struggles and achievements of workers and the labor movement, is celebrated in many countries on the 1st of May. In the United States and Canada, there is also a similar celebration, named Labor Day on the first Monday of September. In 1889, an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as Pro-Workers Day, on the anniversary of the Haymarket Riots in Chicago (1886). Five years later, the President of the United States. Grover Cleveland, uncomfortable with the socialist roots of Workers’ Day, signed legislation making Labor Day celebrated in several states the first Monday in September, an official U.S. holiday. Period to honor workers, Canada followed soon after. In Europe, May 1st has historically been associated with pagan festivals in the countryside (see May Day), but its original meaning has gradually been replaced by a modern association with the labor movement. In the Soviet Union, leaders adopted the new holiday, believing it would encourage workers in Europe and the United States to unite against capitalism. The day has become an important holiday in the Soviet Union and the countries of the Eastern bloc, with prominent parades, including one on Moscow’s Red Square by heads of government and Communist Party authorities preside over, honor workers and demonstrate the military might of the Soviet Union. Moreover, Labor Day also officially became a holiday in 1933 after the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany. Ironically, Germany abolished free unions shortly after the establishment of the holiday, virtually destroying the German labor movement.

St. Peregrine Laziosi teaches us to turn the other cheek and its importance to repentance. Lord, help me to forgive those who hurt me and to seek opportunities to move others to forgiveness.
St Joseph the Worker St Jeremiah

From the Margins… St Nickolas of Flue… Each stage of life has its special duties; by accomplishing them, one may find happiness

Scripture Readings for Day 1 of Learning to Trust
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; 6In all your ways be mindful of him,and he will make straight your paths.
Exodus 23:25 You shall serve the LORD, your God; then he will bless your food and drink, and I will remove sickness from your midst;

Good Morning!
I’m thinking about Val today and how she used to make May Day baskets and hang them on my doorknob. It’s those little things that bring her to my mind.
I’m also contemplating the Exodus scripture verse above, reading the surrounding verses and thinking what a different world we would/could live in.

Question… do you use “CareCredit” to pay medical/veterinary bills? If so, know they are in the midst of a class-action lawsuit over predatory interest rates. Don’t get sucked in. This brings up the use of credit cards and their interest rates. These types of things just dig a deeper and deeper hole of debt. Take a few moments and calculate what you would pay in interest on the credit card (if you didn’t pay in full each month) and how nice that amount would look in your savings account at the end of the year. People get so caught up in the “have to have” mentality that they ruin their financial stability. My children got so tired of hearing… do you NEED that or WANT that? If you need it, we’ll get it. If you just want it, put it on your birthday/Christmas list or get a job and earn the money for it. I smiled last week when ds#4 said something about this as we chatted. Perhaps I should remind all of my children what a blessing they are/have been in my life.

Know you are prayed for.