Feast of St. Phoebe Prayer & Celebration
"RECEIVE HER IN THE LORD!"
Join Discerning Deacons on September 3 for an evening of prayer, testimony, and witness on the day our Church commemorates St. Phoebe the Deacon, as together we...
Pray for St. Phoebe’s intercession for our synodal, diaconal church.
Lift up communities from around the world preparing their own St. Phoebe Day celebrations throughout the month.
Celebrate the good news of our new Church teaching elevating women’s leadership in Paragraph 60 of the Synod’s Final Document.
Go forth to bring the good news of St. Phoebe and Paragraph 60 to our communities.
Background
Since 2020, Discerning Deacons has animated annual prayers and celebrations in honor of St. Phoebe. Over 200 Catholics parishes, schools, religious orders, and other organizations have hosted local gatherings across 67 dioceses, nine countries, and four continents, reaching tens of thousands of people with St. Phoebe’s good news.
Participating Organizations
In addition to welcoming individuals to attend this event, we invite Catholic parishes, religious orders, schools, and other organizations to join this event as a Participating Organization. To register your organization, click the “Register an Organization” button above.
Thank you to our growing list of Participating Organizations: Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry | Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange | National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry | Marianist Social Justice Collaborative’s Women & Justice Team | Association of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States | Society of the Holy Child Jesus | Santa Clara Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministry | American Martyrs Catholic Church (Manhattan Beach, CA) | Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry | Catam Good Will Ministry | Catholic Women’s Preaching Circle | Church of St. Timothy (Blaine, MN) | Cranaleith Spiritual Center | Dominican Center | Dominican Sisters of Peace Leadership Team | Goodfaith | Ignatian Solidarity Network | Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought at the University of San Francisco | Ignatian Encounter Ministry | Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center | Jesuits of the U.S. Central and Southern Province | Loyola Marymount University Latina/o Theology and Ministry Initiative | Jesuits West | National Association for Lay Ministry | Old St. Patrick’s Church (Chicago, IL) | Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church (Roanoke, VA) | Pax Christi USA | PROCLAIM | Resurrection Catholic Church (Wayne, IL) | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Raleigh, NC) | St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (La Grange, IL) | St. Jerome (Walbridge, OH) and All Saints (Rossford, OH) | St. John-St. Paul Collaborative (Wellesley, MA) | St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church (Toledo, OH) | St. Mary’s College Center for Faith, Action and Ministry | St. Monica Catholic Community (Santa Monica, CA) | Saint Monica Preparatory (Santa Monica, CA) | St. Raphaela Center (Haverford, PA) | St. Thomas Becket Catholic Community (Eagan, MN) | University Ministry at the University of San Francisco | U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph | Villanova University Mission and Ministry | Voice of the Faithful | Xavier University Institute for Spirituality and Social Justice