Juneteenth 2025 Resources

Richmond Resources

Find bulletin inserts, social media graphics, and a print-friendly list of resources for Juneteenth events in the Richmond Area.

Prayers

Juneteenth Prayers from Jesuit Resource

Juneteenth Prayer from Catholic Health Association USA

Juneteenth Prayer from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace

Juneteenth Prayer – Let Us Not Forget From the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team

In Celebration: A Prayer for Juneteenth from the Archdiocese of New Orleans

YouTube videos

Fr. Daniel Griffith, the Pastor and Rector of The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, MN, discusses the connection between the Juneteenth holiday and Catholic Social Teaching

Most Rev. Joseph N. Perry, Chairman of the Subcommittee on African American Affairs discusses the significance of Juneteenth

St. Benedict’s Pathways Toward Peace and Coonley Antiracism Group celebrate Juneteenth

Mass in Commemoration of JuneteenthJune 18, 2023  | Cardinal Wilton Gregory

Juneteenth Celebration – Resilience Through Faith: Rev. Stephen D. Thorne, Speaker

History of Juneteenth from Iowa PBS (about 3 minutes after ads)

The Resurrection, Passover & Juneteenth: A Journey of Freedom.

Articles

Juneteenth and the Life of the First Black American Catholic Priest from the National Catholic Register

Juneteenth celebrates Black joy and Christian hope from U.S. Catholic

Gloria Purvis on Juneteenth, racism and the Catholic Church: ‘Sin can outlive those who commit the sin’ from America magazine

Bishop Perry on Juneteenth: ‘We must remain relentless’ in pursuit of ‘equality and equity’from the Catholic Review

How Catholics Can Celebrate Juneteenth from Spirit and Sparkle

Catholic Social Teachings and African American Communities from the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Juneteenth 2024 Reflection by Fr. Matthew Hawkins from St. Benedict the Moor

Personal Parish for Black Catholics in Pittsburgh

Juneteenth a time to remember, give thanks, work for justice

by Father Vincent G. Guest from the Catholic Star Herald of the Diocese of Camden

Juneteenth and Black Catholics in the Diocese of Raleigh

Now Is the Time to Address, Repent, and Repair

Joan Neal, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Equity Officer of Network

A prayer to celebrate Juneteenth — a light of hope for freedom and justice

Archdiocese of Baltimore

The Intersection Between the Heart of Christ and Juneteenth by Leslye Colvin

Juneteenth: A Day of Hope by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ from the Jesuit Post

Reading List

Juneteenth Reading List from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.