is an eight-day campaign held May 22-29 to mark the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation care. Sponsored by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, this global celebration will unite Catholics to listen and respond together to the cry of creation, rejoice in the progress we have made in bringing…
Prayer for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
This special day, also liturgically known as “Good Shepherd Sunday”, invites the Church to publicly pray for and promote vocations in all its forms. Many parishes and religious institutes commemorate this day with prayer for vocations and vocation promotion events. Considering that 73 percent of women and men professing final vows participated in one or more parish…
National Day of Prayer – May 5
The First Thursday of May The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Our Task Force is…