We pray that mental health ministry becomes an integral ministry in the Church that is available in every Catholic parish and community. We pray for the elimination of the stigma and discrimination that people living with a mental illness encounter.
The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM) partners with the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network and Click to Pray to offer a Monthly Day of Prayer for Mental Health. Each 2nd Monday of the month, CMHM will offer prayers and a blog post, connected to the Pope's monthly prayer intention.
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The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers supports Catholic parishes and dioceses in establishing mental health ministries. Mental health ministries provide vital spiritual accompaniment for people experiencing mental illness, as well as those who care for them.
We work to eliminate the stigma and discrimination that people living with a mental illness encounter in the Church and in human society.
The mission of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is to pray and act upon the challenges of humanity and the mission of the Church identified by the Pope in his monthly prayer intentions.
Click To Pray is a digital community of prayer where you can share the intentions of the Holy Father and pray together with others. The community builds bridges between generations, where we all pray as one.
Pope's Prayer Intentions Booklet for 2025
JUNE - 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.
JULY - 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.
AUGUST - 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.
SEPTEMBER - 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.
OCTOBER - 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.
NOVEMBER - For the prevention of suicide. Let us pray that those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life.
DECEMBER - 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.
To Read the Pope's Prayer Intentions for 2026 Click Here
Note: October 2026 will be for Mental Health Ministry. Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses.
January 2024 - For the Gift of Diversity in the Church
February 2024 - For the Terminally Ill
March 2024 - For the New Martyrs
April 2024 - For the Role of Women
May 2024 - For the Formation of Religious and Seminarians
June 2024 - For those Fleeing their Own Countries
September 2024 - Climate action is needed to protect mental health
October 2024 - For A Shared Mission
November 2024 - For those who have lost a child
January 2023 Educators - Mental Health Day Prayers
February 2023 Parishes - Mental Health Day Prayers
March 2023 Victims of Abuse - Mental Health Day Prayers
April 2023 - Culture of Peace and Non Violence
May 2023 - Church Movements and Groups
June 2023 - Abolition of Torture
July 2023 - For a Eucharistic Life
August 2023 - For World Youth Day
September 2023 - For People Living on the Margins
October 2023 - For the Synod
November 2023 - For the Pope
December 2023 - For Persons with Disabilities
Pope Francis Prays for Those with Mental Illness and Victims of Suicide
"I would like to remember our brothers and sisters who suffer from mental illness, and also victims – often young people – of suicide. Let us pray for them and their families, so that they are never left alone, or discriminated against, but instead are welcomed and supported."
Angelus on World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2021
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