SUNDAY, May 19, live

Pentecost Sunday

EWTN At 4 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis will celebrate the Solemn Mass of Pentecost. (Re-airs 7 p.m.) At noon is Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Re-airs midnight.)

SUNDAY, May 19, 2 p.m., live

Holy Mass for Eucharistic Revival

EWTN San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will say Mass in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. Alfred Calabrese will conduct the Schola Benedictus XVI in the world premiere of Frank La Rocca’s Missa Pange Lingua: A Mass for Eucharistic Renaissance. The Mass will inaugurate the Western segment of the National Eucharistic Revival’s four national pilgrimages that will meet in Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress, July 17-21.

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 8 p.m.

Nature: Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

PBS This show tracks wildlife in western Ireland’s rugged, scenic Burren area.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, May 25-26

64th International Military Pilgrimage

EWTN The bishop of the French Armed Forces hosts personnel from military units worldwide to “bear God’s mercy in the military world and to support the wounded.” At 3 p.m., live, Saturday is the Marian Candlelight Procession. At 4:30 p.m., the documentary Warriors to Lourdes profiles U.S. troops. At 3:30 a.m., live, Sunday is the International Mass. (Re-airs 6:30 p.m.) 

SUNDAY, May 26, 6:15 a.m.

The Fighting 69th

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES This 1940 drama draws on combat experiences of the “Fighting 69th” Regiment of the New York National Guard in France in World War I. Pat O’Brien, George Brent and Jeffrey Lynn play real-life Catholic heroes, and James Cagney also stars.

MONDAY, May 27, 7 a.m.

Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of World War II

HISTORY This documentary focuses on Japanese American volunteers in the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. TV-14.

MONDAY, May 27, 11 a.m.

Archdiocese for the Military Services Memorial Mass

EWTN This 30th-annual Mass that honors “the men and women who are serving or have served in the armed forces, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice” will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, May 27-31, 5:30 p.m., 2:30 a.m.

The Eucharist: A Taste of Heaven on Earth

EWTN In this miniseries, Dominican Father Brian Mullady and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers discuss Jesus’ Real Presence, Mass as sacrament and sacrifice, and the liturgy.

Upcoming

SUNDAY, June 2

Solemnity of Corpus Christi

EWTN At 10 a.m., live, will be Mass and Procession From the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama. (Re-airs 6:30 p.m. and midnight.) At 2 p.m., live, will be Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.