WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR CONSECRATED LIFE (FEBRUARY 2) In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This day of prayer is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and will be celebrated in the Church on Thursday, February 2, and in parishes over the weekend of February 4-5, 2023. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vocation.