CCOC is pleased to have been mentioned in the OC Catholic article by Rebecca Freeman, Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator, Office for Family Life in the Diocese of Orange, in the recent World Mental Health Awareness publication.
“I WOULD LIKE TO remember our brothers and sisters who suffer from mental illness, and also victims— often young people—of suicide. Let us pray for them and their families, so that they are never left alone, or discriminated against, but instead are welcomed and supported.”
The remarks from the late Pope Francis on World Mental Health Day in 2021 still resonate in our mission as a Church to come alongside all those who are facing a mental health concern and their families. Pope Francis himself would often remark on some of his own struggles in mental health, especially as a young man and would often bring the intentions of Mental Health related pastoral needs in his Worldwide Prayer Network. With the Holy Father’s entrance into eternal life this past April, these words particularly speak into this Jubilee year as we seek to be “Pilgrims of Hope” throughout the world.
To read the entire article, please follow this link: https://www.occatholic.com/we-are-one-body-mental-health-awareness-month-2025/
