The Novena for Mental Health is an opportunity for all the People of God to join together in prayer for women and men experiencing or impacted by mental health issues and for all those who accompany them. The Novena can be prayed at any time of year.
The entire Church in the United States is especially encouraged to pray this Novena in solidarity with one another from October 10 to October 18 each year. October 10 is a fitting beginning as it is also World Mental Health Day. It is a time when people around the world are seeking to raise awareness and remove the stigma connected to mental health issues. This nationwide annual moment of prayer fittingly concludes on the feast of Saint Luke, patron saint of health care, on October 18. https://www.usccb.org/mental-health-novena
USCCB Novena for Mental Health
Bishop Soto invites parishes to participate in "Healing & Hope," a diocesan-wide initiative for Pastoral Year 2026-2027 focused on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) National Catholic Mental Health Campaign. Parishes are encouraged to integrate mental health ministry into parish life. Please visit https://scd.org/healingandhope, or you may click the button below, for more information and mental health resources.