Sea Sunday - July 13, 2025

We are invited to pray for seafarers and their safety.

The second Sunday in July is known as Sea Sunday. The day, organized by the international movement, Mission to Seafarers, invites people across the globe to celebrate the role seafarers play in our daily lives. It is a time to thank them for the hardships they face, the sacrifices they endure, and to pray for their safety. 

Amid the challenges of being a seafarer, the Mission to Seafarers has been a constant source of practical support and reassurance. Through their teams in over 200 ports worldwide, they have been supporting 1.5 million unseen workers who transport the essentials we need to survive.

On Sea Sunday, please remember the contribution that seafarers make to our daily lives, and for the work of Mission to Seafarers.

The Prayer of Saint Pope John Paul II to Our Lady Star of the Sea 

Mary, Star of the Sea, light of every ocean,

guide seafarers across all dark and stormy seas

that they may reach the haven of peace and light prepared in Him who calmed the sea.

As we set forth upon the oceans of the world and cross the deserts of our time,

show us, O Mary, the fruit of your womb,

for without your Son we are lost.

Pray that we will never fail on life’s journey,

that in heart and mind, word and deed, in days of turmoil and in days of calm,

we will always look to Christ and say, ‘Who is this that even wind and sea obey him?’

Our Lady of Peace, pray for us! Bright Star of the Sea, guide us!

Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for seafarers, pray for us.

Amen

(Source: Apostleship of the Sea)