The Office of Communications has created this page for parishes in the Diocese of St. Petersburg to find free and shareable content that helps to evangelize, inspire, and unite our community. Parishes of the Diocese of St. Petersburg have our approval to share any of the materials listed below on their website, social media, bulletin, and other parish communication channels. If you have questions about any materials found on this page, please email communicate@dosp.org. (Please note: Local photos of your parish and parishioners typically obtain the most engagement on a parish social media account and other parish communication channels. However, this content can also support your efforts.)
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Month of Mary
May is recognized as the Month of Mary. We invite you to grow closer to Our Lady this month and allow her to be a Mother to you.
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints #HailMary
Florida Amendment 4
An extremely grave amendment has been placed on the November 2024 ballot that inserts language into the Florida Constitution banning regulation of abortion. This amendment to the Florida constitution would allow abortion up until birth.
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May 1- St. Joseph the Worker
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. St. Joseph was the model of a hard worker and loving father. May we look to him as an example as we go throughout our daily lives.
St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints
May 2- National Day of Prayer
Today is National Day of Prayer, a day where we focus on joining together to lift our nation and world up in prayer. We are grateful for the power of prayer! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving
May 10- St. Damien of Moloka’i
St. Damien of Moloka’i, put himself at risk to minister to those suffering from Hansen’s disease, or Leprosy, in Hawaii. The love and courage he showed, is an example for us all!
St. Damien of Moloka’i, pray for us! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints
May 12- Ascension of the Lord
Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven. Jesus’s return to heaven stands as a sign of hope for us that where he has gone, we also may follow.
What a great promise Christ has given us that we who believe will be taken home to be in His presence and to glorify the Father forever.
#CourageouslyLiving
May 13- Our Lady of Fatima
Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima! This day celebrates the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima to the shepherd children in Portugal in 1917.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints #HailMary
May 19- Pentecost Sunday
Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday where we remember that God sent down the Holy Spirit to dwell in the Apostles and ultimately dwell within and among us. Come, Holy Spirit!
May 20- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of the Church
Today we celebrate the Memorial for The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church! This memorial was added by Pope Francis in 2018 to be celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost. Just as Mary is Mother for each of us, she is Mother of the Church throughout the entire world.
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints #HailMary
May 26- Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, may we remember to give Him all the glory and recognize the love and power in our triune God!
May 27- Memorial Day
Today we remember, honor, and pray for those who made the ultimate sacrifice to help maintain the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of the United States.
Memorial Day is a solemn day to reflect on those veterans and military personnel who are deceased.
#CourageouslyLiving
May 30- St. Joan of Arc
Let us be inspired by St. Joan of Arc’s life to courageously do what God asks us to do and trust wholeheartedly in the Lord.
St. Joan of Arc, pray for us! 🙏🏼
#CourageouslyLiving #CourageousSaints
May 31- Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today’s Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrates the divine presence of Jesus, even in the womb! We ask God to help us recognize Him in all those around us and give us the same spirit of joy that John the Baptist expressed as he leaped in his mother’s womb.
Other Content
Catholic Ministry Appeal
Click here to find materials that have been designed to assist parishes in promoting, educating and spreading the word about the 2024 Catholic Ministry Appeal. Throughout the year, more resources will be added, updated and shared with parishes.
National Eucharistic Revival
Click here to find photos, graphics and logos to promote the National Eucharistic Revival, an initiative of the bishops of the United States to renew our devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Pastoral Bulletin
Click here to find announcements, graphics and information from our diocesan ministries and our parishes, schools and diocesan entities.