John Henry Newman:
(London, 21 February 1801 – Birmingham, 11 August 1890).
English theologian and convert to the Catholic faith. In 1879, he was created cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. He chose as his motto of arms Cor ad cor loquitur (the heart speaks to the heart). He was not ordained a bishop.
May, on the contrary, belongs to the Easter season, which lasts 50 days, and in that season, the whole of May commonly falls, and the first half always.
May then is the month, if not of fulfilment, at least of promise.
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