On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2026, the JPIC Commission of the Claretian Family offers our communities a resource for prayer and reflection under the theme “Rights, Justice, and Action for and by all Women and Girls.” The material reminds us that, even today, deep legal and social gaps continue to limit equality, and it invites us to look at these realities through the lens of faith, recognizing the dignity, richness, and irreplaceable contribution of women in our cultures and in the life of the Church. As the document states: “No nation has yet closed the legal gaps between men and women” and “laws continue to disadvantage women in areas such as work, security, family, and mobility.”
This resource proposes a spiritual and communal journey—seeing, judging, praying, and acting—inspired by the testimony of so many women who, within and beyond consecrated life, have woven stories of faith, courage, and defense of life. Through prayers, questions for discernment, and concrete proposals for action, it encourages our communities to grow in a more synodal, inclusive, and prophetic style capable of transforming unjust realities and promoting a culture in which women and girls are fully recognized in their dignity. The material is designed to be easily integrated into community celebrations and gatherings.
On the occasion of 8 February, the memorial of Saint Josephine Bakhita and the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, the Claretian Family offers this material for awareness-raising and animation.
This year, the resource has been prepared by the MISSIONARIES OF THE CLARETIAN INSTITUTION (MIC) and presents a new design, developed in response to the consultation carried out at the end of 2025, with the aim of better addressing the realities and needs of our communities.
We sincerely thank all those who have collaborated in its preparation and dissemination, and we encourage its use as a shared sign of commitment in the fight against human trafficking.
Together with the universal Church, we join in the commemoration of the 9th World Day of the Poor on Sunday, the 33rd in Ordinary Time, November 16 2025. In this Jubilee Year, the theme is “You are my hope.” In his message for this Day, Pope Leo XIV invites us to recognize in those who live in poverty “witnesses of a strong and steadfast hope, precisely because they embody it amid uncertainty, poverty, instability, and marginalization.”
From the JPIC team of the Claretian Family, we invite you to join through the prayer prepared by the Cordimarian Missionary Sisters and through concrete actions; if we already have them in our missionary journey, let us remember that making visible and sharing the joy that these works bring us is always worthwhile. Let us continue spreading that Fire which urges us to walk with others on the path of life.
We are preparing to celebrate, together with the entire Church, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on October 4 and 5. In the context of this Jubilee Year, the theme “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” invites us to view migrants and refugees not only in their needs, but also as bearers of faith, resilience, and new life.
May this day be a reminder that the Church’s mission is to welcome, protect, promote, and integrate migrants and refugees; a call to action for communities to embrace diversity, foster dialogue, and recognize the dignity of every person seeking refuge.
To help you celebrate this day, we are sending you a prayer and reflection resource prepared by the Missionaries of Saint Anthony Mary Claret. May it inspire us to be beacons of hope among those who embark on the journey in search of peace and a better life.
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established August 9 as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to promote cooperation among countries around the world to address and resolve the various problems affecting these communities in areas such as land, health, education, the economy, the environment, land use, development and human rights. In this way, indigenous peoples and their cultures are beginning to be accepted and respected in such a way that they are no longer delegated, unprotected, or excluded from the social construction of states, which, in turn, are beginning to take responsibility for the care, respect, ratification and guarantees that these ancient communities demand and need.
As part of the Claretian Family, the Cordimarian Filiation proposes a time of prayer and reflection in fraternal communion with our brothers and sisters of the indigenous peoples.
