“We must fan the flame of HOPE
that has been given to us.”
(Pope Francis)
Celebrate Catholic Education
Each year, the Catholic community of Ontario engages in a week-long celebration of the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, the province and to Canada. This year’s celebration is entitled, Pilgrims of Hope and will be celebrated during the week of May 4th – May 9th, 2025.
Message for Catholic Education Week from Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI
COMING SOON.
Videos for Catholic Education Week
We encourage you to reflect on these daily, beginning on Saturday, May 4th and continuing until Saturday, May 11th.
Each video represents a different school board within our Diocese.
Resources
Pilgrims of Hope
Pilgrims of Hope
Pilgrims of Hope was written by Canadian Singer-Songwriter Nancy Bodsworth for Catholic Education Week 2025 in celebration of the Church's Jubilee Year. The song was recorded/produced at AME Studios in Kitchener Ontario by Andrew Horrocks. Graciously supported by The Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association (OCSTA).
Catholic Education Week Prayer
Hope is our calling, O Lord,
and the destination of our pilgrim journeys.
As we mark this Jubilee Year of hope,
keep our eyes focussed on Jesus,
and on the hope he reveals to us.
May our hope lead us to love genuinely and to live generously.
In the dignity of every human being, may we honour your presence.
In our stewardship of creation, may we care for your creatures, large and small.
As we strive to respond to the poverties of our world, may we be bearers of your compassion.
As we live as people of solidarity, may we help to heal the divisions of our world.
In our lives as peacemakers, may we share the “Shalom” which is your gift to all people.
Hope is the flame that has been entrusted to us;
may we keep it burning brightly,
to enlighten the path of our pilgrim journey.
All our hope is in you, O God,
in the name of Jesus our Lord and companion.
Amen.
