Catholic Education Week
Each year, the Catholic School Divisions in Saskatchewan engage in a week-long celebration of the unique identity and distinctive contributions of Catholic education during Catholic Education Week. This year’s celebration is entitled, “Pilgrims of Hope”.
The five sub-themes for Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope are:
- By honouring human dignity / Honorent la dignité humaine
- By caring for creation / Prennent soin de la création
- By responding to the poverties in our world / Luttent contre les pauvretés
- By serving in solidarity / Servant en solidarité
- By living as peacemakers / Vivent en artisans de paix
This film was created by Indigenous Leadership Team of the Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation. It celebrates World Catholic Education Week. It is rooted in the theme Pilgrims of Hope. We reflect on our shared journey of Faith, Truth, and Reconciliation.
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Social Meda | Parish Messaging | Resources, Downloads & Official Acknowledgements
Resources for Church Use in Celebration of Catholic Education Week 2025
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Catholic Education Week 2025 in Saskatchewan begins on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The Catholic schools in our parish will engage in a series of events to celebrate the ongoing gift of publicly funded Catholic education. The current generation of students in our publicly funded Catholic schools will serve with the same spirit and generosity as their previous generations.
This year’s Catholic Education Week theme is, “Pilgrims of Hope.”
The theme for Catholic Education Week 2025 was inspired by the following considerations:
- In February of 2022, Pope Francis announced that the theme for the upcoming 2025 holy year would be “Pilgrims of Hope.” “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given to us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. (from Vatican News, a short video on the history of the Jubilee/Holy Year: https://x.com/VaticanNews/status/1783768498885275868)
- The Holy Father asks us to focus prayerfully on the bonds that unite our whole human family, to reflect on the rampant poverty in our world, and to think about the plight of the many refugees forced to leave their homes. He also summons us, as stewards of Creation, “to contemplate the beauty of creation and care for our common home.”
- A pilgrimage is a spiritual journey of movement toward a goal, often lived together with others – and that certainly describes Catholic education. Hope – one of the three theological virtues – is grounded in our Easter faith in Jesus’ resurrection and renewal; this is what enables us to be builders, dreamers and leaders in Jesus’ name. Pope Francis invites us to keep moving ahead in faith, in joy, and in hope, as part of a pilgrim people. Even in challenging times, our eyes are focussed on the future.
The Catholic Education Week biblical quote is, “We must fan the flame hope that has been given to us.” (Letter on the Jubilee Year of Hope)
Resources for Use
Thursday WORLD Catholic Education Day 2025
Draft Letter to Media template
Daily Liturgy of the Word Slides (English):
- Monday, May 25th-Liturgy of the Word
- Tuesday, May 26th-Liturgy of the Word
- Wednesday, May 27th-Liturgy of the Word
- Thursday, May 28th-Liturgy of the Word
- Friday May 29th – Liturgy of the Word
Daily Liturgy of the Word Slides (Bilingual):
- Bilingual Monday, May 25th-Liturgy of the Word
- Bilingual Tuesday, May 26th-Liturgy of the Word
- Bilingual Wednesday, May 27th-Liturgy of the Word
- Bilingual Thursday, May 28th-Liturgy of the Word
- Bilingual Friday May 29th – Liturgy of the Word
Daily Prayers for Announcements
Social Media
Sunday, May 25, 2024
May 25- June 1 is Catholic Education Week in #SK. In Catholic Education, we are called to be Pilgrims of Hope. “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given to us.” Pope Francis
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by honouring human dignity, caring for creation, responding to the poverties in our world, serving in solidarity, and living as peacemakers!
#CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #Pilgrims of Hope
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Monday, May 26, 2025
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by honouring human dignity. As we journey together as Pilgrims of Hope and builders of peace, let us honour human dignity as we welcome everyone into our communities with open hearts of love and kindness. #CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #Pilgrims of Hope
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by caring for creation. May we be ever mindful of the fragility and interconnectedness of all creation as we work to live in harmony with all creatures and preserve the earth’s beauty and goodness for ourselves and all generations to come. #CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #Pilgrims of Hope
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by responding to the poverties in our world. May we recognize the call to act in solidarity, work together, and share our time, energy, skills and talents, and wealth with others. #CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #WeAreCalledToLove
Thursday, May 29, 2025
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by serving in solidarity. May our hearts be open to those around us, and may we act as instruments of peace and compassion.
#CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #Pilgrims of Hope
Friday, May 30, 2025
We are called to be Pilgrims of Hope by living as peacemakers.
Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.
#CEWSK #CatholicEdSK #Pilgrims of Hope