The Catholic Women's League of Canada

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Memorial)
2024-07-16

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
2024-07-28

104th Annual National Convention
2024-08-11 - 2024-08-14 | Hilton Garden Inn Saskatoon Downtown, 90 22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-08-15

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-08-22

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
2024-09-01

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-09-08

The Most Holy Name of Mary (Feast Day)
2024-09-12
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.

Our Lady of Sorrows (Memorial)
2024-09-15

National Faith Day
2024-09-21

International Day of Peace
2024-09-21

CWL National Day of Prayer for Christians in the Holy Land
2024-09-21

National Communications Plan Webinar
2024-09-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
You are welcome to attend a free webinar on September 24th, 2024 at 6:00 PM CDT. Click here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5234663151067613022
Join National Secretary-Treasurer Dorothy Johansen as she discusses the new national communication plan and the steps the national board has taken to strengthen communications throughout the League.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

St. Jean de Brebeuf and St. Isaac Jogues, priests and Companion Martyrs
2024-09-26

Voices and faces at the threshold of the Synod Webinar
2024-09-26 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
There is a webinar being hosted on Thursday, September 26th by the WUCWO School for Synodality on the “Voices and faces at the threshold of the Synod”. Please click the link below to register for this informative event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ct8pBih9SwKvQhUKXCm2Yg#/registration

World Day of Migrants and Refugees
2024-09-29
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.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
2024-09-30
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.

St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Memorial)
2024-10-01

National Seniors Day/ International Day of Older Persons
2024-10-01

St. Francis of Assisi (Memorial)
2024-10-04

Our Lady of the Rosary Webinar
2024-10-06 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Members are invited to the Our Lady of the Rosary Webinar, a time of prayer and reflection ushering in World Rosary Day on October 7th in preparation for the event of grace of Jubilee 2025 with:

· Shari Guinta, National President
· Bishop Wayne Lobsinger, National Spiritual Advisor
· Rolande Chernichan, National Chairperson of Faith

on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Register for the webinar at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4997692007285059414

Our Lady of the Rosary (Memorial)
2024-10-07

Meet the Staff Webinar
2024-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
An opportunity to meet the staff. A 30-minute introduction to staff will be followed by a 20-minute breakout with individual staff members to ask questions and understand their duties more fully. A final 10 minute large group Q&A will end the session. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7581371709122549336

International Day of the Girl Child
2024-10-11

Thanksgiving
2024-10-14
“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…”

St. Marie-Marguerite D’Youville (Memorial)
2024-10-16

World Food Day
2024-10-16

Synodal Experiences: Signs of Hope Webinar
2024-10-17 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York)
World Women’s Observatory (WWO) of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations is hosting an upcoming webinar which you may be interested to attend. Below is the link to register for free.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O-tbrP6NQC2Gp4TEkCIkhA#/registration

Persons Day
2024-10-18

World Mission Sunday
2024-10-20
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.
