Upcoming Events

World Day of the Poor

Sunday, Nov. 16, starting at 10:30am

The World Day of the Poor in 2025 will be on Sunday, Nov. 16. This will be the ninth annual observation of the day, established by Pope Francis in 2016 to encourage reflection on and action against poverty.

The theme for 2025 is “You are my hope” (Psalm 7:15), and the official message for the day released by Pope Leo XIV on June 13. The day encourages Catholics and people of goodwill to recognize the poor as protagonists of hope and to work for structural change.

Holy Name Cathedral will have several opportunities to serve, including distributing care packages to the needy on the street. Volunteers will pick up the bags in the Cathedral vestibule before 10:30am Mass, all are welcome to attend the Mass in the reserved front pews and receive a special blessing at Mass. Afterwards they will go out into the streets and distribute packages, and encouraged to do so in pairs or teams.

From 12-2pm, volunteers are also needed to distribute bags to residents of Lawson House and conduct a bracelet making activity with and for the residents. It was a delightfully popular activity during our Day of Service last month, and Holy Name will provide our neighbors at Lawson House this opportunity to gather again to make bracelets on World of the Poor.

Please join us for this special day, fulfilling the Pope’s challenge to bring hope to our neighbors in need. Click the button below to volunteer. Please contact Michele Sotak at msotak@holynamecathedral.org with questions.