Adding to the pope's birthday spiritual bouquet? Here are some ideas

(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday is Sept. 14, and OSV News and many partners are gathering a spiritual bouquet of prayer for him; here are a few ideas for how to pray at home, at school and in your parish.

Be sure to add your prayers to the pope's birthday spiritual bouquet -- we will be sending him a card with the prayers and names of those who participate! And tag us on social media @OSVNews so we can share your example of prayer with others.

-- At Home--

Pray a rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy or other prayer (prayer resources can be found at usccb.org/catholic-prayers)

Pray the Liturgy of the Hours with Sing the Hours (singthehours.org)

Pray a novena for the pope (a Holy Cross novena starts Sept. 6 with PrayMoreNovenas.com)

Pray the Rosary with Relevant Radio every night at 7 p.m. CT

-- At the Parish --

Have a Mass or Holy Hour for the pope

Pray a prayer or Rosary before or after Mass together (especially on his Sunday birthday!)

Invite your parish groups to say a prayer at a gathering or event

Pray a "living Rosary" where each person takes a turn in saying a prayer of the Rosary

Pray the Liturgy of the Hours as a community

-- At School --

Pray for the pope at an all-school Rosary or Mass

Incorporate a prayer on pizza day in the school cafeteria

Have children pray and create "beads" out of construction paper or balloons for a collectively created Rosary to hang in a school common area

Set up a bulletin board with paper flowers and pens so children can write prayers and pin them to the board

Color coloring sheets of the mysteries of the rosary while praying a decade for the pope

Don't forget to register your prayers. We want to be able to present Pope Leo with an overwhelming show of prayer!


NOTES:
OSV News is collecting a spiritual bouquet for Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday Sept. 14, 2025. Add your prayers to the bouquet here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8428585/479bd477a4b7