National Family and Life Week 2025

Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights  family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life.

The 2025 theme, drawn from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans is Abound in Hope!, a powerful message that resonates deeply during this Jubilee Year as we journey together as “Pilgrims of Hope.”

This year’s theme offers a wonderful opportunity for parishes, families, and Catholic associations to celebrate family life. As such, we encourage you to explore and use the Pastoral Resource Toolkit to celebrate and promote the National Week.

Downloadable resources in the toolkit include:

• Prayer for National Family and Life Week 2025
• Holy Habits for Families (for parents and families)
• A Home Scavenger Hunt (for children ages 6-8)
• Liturgical Resources

During this National Family and Life Week, may God’s loving care inspire all families to abound in hope, living our call to holiness as missionary disciples. Let us not just be glimmers of hope but beacons of hope! As St. Paul encourages, “abound in hope!”