Links to September events and a glimpse ahead to October.
Source: Canadian Bishops World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation (Sept 1)
Canadian Bishops Life and Family Suggestions for Homilies and Prayers of the Faithful During September 2021
First Week of School Kit for Catholic Education Week 2022 OCSTA
The 2022 Catholic Education Week Committee is pleased to make available to our Catholic schools, a First Week of School Kit which contains prayers for each day of the opening week of school and possible readings and songs for the celebration of the Eucharist. Our theme for Catholic Education Week 2022 is: Catholic Education: Rebuild, Restore, Renew Together — L’éducation catholique: Rebâtir, Rétablir, Renouveler Ensemble
St. Gregory the Great (September 3)
St. Teresa of Calcutta and 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Loyola Press Resources) (September 5)
Labour Day (September 6) Catholic Teaching on Labour (quotes)
24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Loyola Press Resources) (September 12)
St. John Chrysostom (September 13)
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14) and EOCCC Webinar on the Indigenous Curriculum Mapping Project for Catholic Secondary Schools.
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian (September 16)
25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (September 19th)
St. Andrew Kim Tae-Gŏn Priest, Paul Chŏng Ha-Sang, and Companions (September 20)
St. Matthew (September 21)
Fr. Henri Nouwen (Died September 21, 1996)
St. Pius of Pietrelcina (September 23)
Canadian Martyrs (September 26) and 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Vincent de Paul (September 27)
Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael (September 29)
World Day for Migrants and Refugees (September 29)
St. Jerome (Sepember 30)
If you are planning for World Teachers Day on October 5th check out our posts featuring
Teacher Prayer and Teacher Spirituality
Education for Justice Calendar Events (CARFLEO Board representatives have the link for these resources)
| SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER Important Dates |
| Plan for important upcoming justice and peace dates using resources linked below. Access the full calendar or the interactive online calendar. |
| SEPTEMBER 1 | World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: Prayer Service 3 | Feast of St. Gregory the Great, patron of teachers, students, and musicians: Prayer 5 | Feast of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, patron of World Youth Day: Prayer 6 | Labor Day (U.S.): Prayer Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset and ends at nightfall on September 8: Information 8 | Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Toolbox International Literacy Day: Handout National Grandparents Day: Prayer 9 | Anniversary of the Attica Prison Riot (ended 9/13/71): Information 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day: Prayer Service 11 | Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States (2001): Prayer 14 | Laborem Exercens, On Human Work (1981), Pope John Paul II: Discussion Guide 15 | Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows: Prayer Hispanic Heritage Month begins and lasts through October 15: Toolbox 15-16 | Yom Kippur: Interfaith Handout 16 | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Handout 17 | Constitution Day (U.S.): Prayer Service 17-19 | Clean up the World Weekend: “Our Place… Our Planet… Our Responsibility”: Information 20 | Sukkot (Jewish feast of Tabernacles) begins at sunset and ends on September 27: Information 21 | International Day of Peace: Reflection 25 | United Nations General Assembly Adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (2015): Information 26 | World Environmental Health Day: Unit Feast of St. Pope Paul VI, who concluded the Second Vatican Council that brought sweeping reforms to the Catholic Church: Prayer 27 | Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, patron of charities, hospitals, prisoners, and volunteers: Information 28 | Feast of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, first Filipino saint and patron of the Philippines: Information 29 | World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Fact Sheet Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels: Information International Coffee Day: Handout 30 | Birthday of Elie Wiesel (1928-2016): Discussion Guide OCTOBER 1 | International Day of Older Persons: Discussion Guide Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patroness of foreign missions, illness, and florists: Information 2 | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): Prayer International Day of Nonviolence: Prayer Service 4 | Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of animals, peace, and ecology: Discussion Guide World Animal Day: Prayer 5 | World Teachers’ Day: Prayer 7 | Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary: Information Child Health Day: Information World Habitat Day: Information 10 | World Mental Health Day: Litany World Homeless Day: Bulletin Insert World Day Against the Death Penalty: Bulletin Insert 11 | International Day of the Girl: Prayer 11-16 | Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, Online: Information 12 | Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day: Reflection National Famers’ Day: Information 13 | International Day for Disaster Reduction: Information 15 | International Day for Rural Women: Information Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Information 16 | World Food Day: Prayer 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Prayer Service Black Poetry Day: Litany 20 | World Mission Day: Prayer Service 21 | The Common Good and the Catholic Church’s Social Teaching (2006): Reflection 22 | Mix It Up at Lunch Day: Teaching Tolerance: Information 24 | United Nations Day: Fact Sheet 24-30 | Disarmament Week: Reflection 27 | Anniversary of mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA(2018): Prayer 31 | Halloween: Handout |