Start 2025 strong by committing to grow in your Catholic faith and answering the call to be devoted to daily prayer. Our Catholic Guide to 2025, the Jubilee Year of Hope, will lead you with the quotes, monthly devotions, and intentions to help you stay motivated each month of the year. Save or print this article to reference it often throughout the year.
January | The Holy Name Of Jesus
“God freely created us that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God’s purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him in heaven.”
— St. Ignatius Loyola
The Holy Father’s Intention for January is For the right to an education: Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which
is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.
Holy Days: January 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Find more January resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
February |Holy Family
Must you continue to be your own cross? No matter which way God leads you, you change everything into bitterness by constantly brooding over everything. For the love of God replace all this self-scrutiny with a pure and simple glance at God’s goodness.
—St. Jane Frances de Chantal
The Holy Father’s Intention for February is For vocations to the priesthood and religious life: Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.
Find more February resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
March | St. Joseph
Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not pleasure.
– Venerable Fulton Sheen
The Holy Father’s Intention for April is For families in crisis: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness,
rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.
Notable Days in March: Ash Wednesday | March 5 and The Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord | March 25
Find more March resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
April | The Blessed Sacrament and The Holy Spirit
“Faith in the resurrection of Jesus says that there is a future for every human being; the cry for unending life which is a part of the person is indeed answered… God exists: that is the real message of Easter.”
– Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
The Holy Father’s Intention For the use of the new technologies: Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect
the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.
Notable Days in April: Holy Week begins April 13 | Easter Sunday is April 20
Find more April resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
May | The Blessed Virgin Mary
To petition Our Blessed Lady in our most urgent need, repeat, after the fashion of the Rosary, “Virgin Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me.”
– St. Philip Neri
The Holy Father’s Intention for May is For working conditions: Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in
dignity, and that society might be humanized.
Holy Days in May: The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord is May 29
Find more May resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
June | The Sacred Heart Of Jesus
Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.
– St. Teresa of Calcutta
The Holy Father’s Intention That the world might grow in compassion: Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from
his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
Notable Days in June: The Feast of Pentecost is June 8 | The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is June 27 | The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is June 28
Find more June resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
July | The Precious Blood
When you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of some sinner, I will give him the grace of conversion. This is the prayer: ‘O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You.’ ”
— St. Faustina Kowalska
The Holy Father’s Intention for July is For formation in discernment: Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject
everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
Notable Days in July: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is July 24.
Find more July resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
August | The Immaculate Heart of Mary
“Be Not Afraid; my Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and your safe page to God.”
— Our Lady of Fatima to Saint Lucia
The Holy Father’s Intention for August is For mutual coexistence: Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the
temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
Holy Days in August: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is August 15.
Find more August resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
September | The Seven Sorrows of Mary
“Some people imagine that in order to be holy you have to cultivate the sad side of life, choosing the darker prospect whenever the alternative comes up. Surely what holy people choose is the will of God, whether it happens to be dark or light. Holy people know—and know it better than others—that suffering must anyway occupy a fair slice of life. They accept this as normal, meeting their sorrows as calmly and cheerfully as they can.”
—Fr. Hubert van Zeller, OSB
The Holy Father’s Intention for September is For our relationship with all of creation: Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all
creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
Notable days in September: Mary’s Birthday is September 8.
Find more September resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
October | The Holy Rosary
“When people love and recite the Rosary they find it makes them better.”
—St. Anthony Mary Claret
The Holy Father’s Intention For collaboration between different religious traditions: Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.
Notable days in October: The Feast of St. John Paul II is October 22.
Find more October resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
November | The Holy Souls In Purgatory
“Persevere in labors that lead to salvation. Always be busy in spiritual actions. In this way, no matter how often the enemy of our souls approaches, no matter how many times he may try to come near us, he’ll find our hearts closed and armed against him.”
— St. Cyprian of Carthage
The Holy Father’s Intention for November is For the prevention of suicide: Let us pray that those who are tempted to commit suicide might find the support, care and love they
need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life.
Holy Days in November: All Saints Day is November 1.
Find more November resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
December | The Immaculate Conception
“Like the simple shepherds, let us protrate ourselves with faith and with love before the Manger. Let us offer, as our gifts, our good resolutions; let us offer our hearts and ask God to change them and make them entirely His forever.”
— Cardinal Antonio Bacci
The Holy Father’s Intention for December is For Christians in areas of conflict:
Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.
Holy Days in December: December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and Christmas is December 25.
Find more December resources and a list of Catholic feast days to celebrate HERE.
Holy Days For 2025
