The Catholic Women's League of Canada

World Mission Sunday
2028-10-15
Catholics worldwide are invited to pray for and give on World Mission Sunday, observed the second last Sunday in October. Organized by the Pontifical Missions Society, the funds collected assist approximately 1,250 mission dioceses globally. Pastors and pastoral workers are invited to encourage a missionary spirit among all people of God, promote missionary vocations, and collaborate spiritually and materially in the church’s mission work, including support for all the dioceses in Canada’s northern regions (Ordo). Members are urged to respond by donating and by praying for missionaries who have responded to God’s call in this special way.

Feast Day of St. Carlos Acutis
2028-10-12

International Day of the Girl Child
2028-10-11

World Mental Health Day
2028-10-10
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Many of us will experience a mental health challenge at some point in life. Regardless of the struggles we face in our lives, and indeed because of them, we are all welcomed and valued in the eyes of the Lord. We pray that ministries will help build communities of warmth and care where those who face mental health challenges will, in the words of Pope Francis, “find support and a light that opens them up to life.”

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day
2028-10-09
The Horizons of Hope: A Toolkit for Catholic Parishes on Palliative Care is a resource from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), helping parishes reflect on and provide palliative care through a faith-based, community-centred approach. It’s designed to educate and empower parishioners, caregivers and pastoral teams; foster compassionate community care grounded in Catholic moral and pastoral theology, and offer support through illness, death, suffering and bereavement.
Available materials include: A facilitator’s guide, video content, social media images, posters and four thematic modules.

Thanksgiving
2028-10-09
“The bountiful produce of the earth is a visible sign of the many blessings God wants to shower on us through Christ. Our God also wants us to share the goods of the earth with all people” (Ordo).

Thanksgiving Day, as well as World Food Day (October 16), are occasions to give thanks but also to remember the issue of hunger in the world, remembering Christ’s words: “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink…”

Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary
2028-10-07

Feast Day of Saint Bruno
2028-10-06

Feast Day of Saint Faustina Kowalska
2028-10-05

Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi
2028-10-04

Sisters in Spirit Vigil
2028-10-04
The Sisters in Spirit Vigil is an annual national movement in Canada held on October 4th to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, to raise awareness about the systemic violence they face, and show support for their families and communities.

Feast of the Guardian Angels
2028-10-02

Feast Day of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
2028-10-01

National Seniors Day/ International Day of Older Persons
2028-10-01

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
2028-09-30
In his pilgrimage to Canada in July 2022, Pope Francis described his apostolic journey to Canada as a “penitential pilgrimage.” He began his message at Maskwacis by saying, “I have come to your native lands to tell you in person of my sorrow, to implore God’s forgiveness, healing and reconciliation, to express my closeness and to pray with you and for you.”
The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is committed to healing and reconciliation, expressed by its document of resources titled “Walking Together with Indigenous Catholic Women.” Members are encouraged to pray the attached prayer and to express their solidarity.

World Day of Migrants and Refugees
2028-09-29
Each year, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) asks Catholics worldwide to remember those displaced by conflict and persecution. God walks with his people is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for his message for WDMR, which will be celebrated on September 29th. The Holy Father reminds us that “all of us, God’s people, are migrants on this earth, on our way to the ‘true homeland’, the Kingdom of Heaven.” Members are invited to pray for migrants and refugees and all displaced persons, mindful of the corporal works of mercy, which are tangible ways of being united with their suffering.

The League’s National Faith Day
2028-09-16
Celebrated annually on the third Saturday in September, this day is meant to foster spiritual development and celebrate the graces received through members’ service. Parish councils are encouraged to organize a gathering with a guest speaker, participate in or host a prayer service or welcome other sisters in the League to speak about other Catholic women’s organizations in their home country. October is the month of Mary—a time when devotion and prayer to our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, are encouraged. Devote extra time to the Holy Rosary.

The Most Holy Name of Mary (Feast Day)
2028-09-12
The liturgical calendar includes The Most Holy Name of Mary, originating in Spain in 1513, whose observance was extended by Pope Innocent XI to the universal church in 1683 in thanksgiving to Our Lady for the victory on September 12, 1683, by King Sobieski of Poland over the Turks who were besieging Vienna. “We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy” (Catholic Encyclopedia). Members are invited to pray for Mary’s intercession on this special day.

Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2028-08-22

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2028-08-15

Feast Day of Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
2028-08-14

Feast Day of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus
2028-08-13

Feast Day of Saint Dominic
2028-08-08

Feast Day of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
2028-08-01

Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest
2028-07-31

International Friendship Day
2028-07-30
July 30 is International Friendship Day. It is a day to recognize Jesus as being the ultimate example of a friend. Today we pray for guidance on how to be a true friend for others not just when it is convenient, but to show the world His love, forgiveness, and kindness.

Feast Day of Saint Martha
2028-07-29

Feast Day of Saints Anne and Joachim
2028-07-26

Feast Day of Saint James, apostle
2028-07-25

Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene
2028-07-22
