NFP Week - July 20-26

[From a 6/24/25 Archdiocese of Philadelphia flocknote:]

NFP Awareness Week—July 20–26, 2025 “Pursue a lasting love … Marriage. Create hope for the future! Natural Family Planning, Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is the theme of this year’s national Natural Family Planning Awareness Week (July 20–26, 2025).  As an educational campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), “NFP Week” celebrates God’s design for married love and the gift of life and raises awareness about Natural Family Planning (NFP) methods.  “NFP,” as the U.S. bishops have written, is supportive of Catholic beliefs about married love because NFP “respects the God-given power to love a new human life into being” (see, U.S. Bishops, Married Love and the Gift of Life at usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/catholic-teaching/upload/Married-Love-and-the-Gift-of-Life-English-version.pdf). The dates of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week are July 20–26, 2025. These dates highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, marriage, conjugal love and responsible parenthood.     The Office for Life and Family joins with the U.S. bishops in highlighting the benefits of NFP as ethical methods to help married couples live God’s design for their marriages. Our neighboring diocese of Metuchen is offering a free webinar July 24th we strongly recommend attending - poster below and registration here: https://diometuchen.org/webinar-a-natural-approach-to-fertility-care Want to learn more about the methods of NFP? Visit the NFP section of the USCCB website at: usccb.org/nfp.  Learn NFP in the comfort of your home by contacting one of the NFP providers listed at usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/nfp-distance-learning.  The Catholic Church invites all the faithful to embrace God’s plan for married love and the gift of life. Learn more about these beautiful teachings which support the use of NFP in marriage at usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/church-teaching.  Two recommended articles included here: https://www.usccb.org/resources/Redeemed%20Sexuality.pdf https://www.usccb.org/resources/2019-NFP-Week-Love-Naturally-article.pdf Social media graphics here: https://www.usccb.org/committees/laity-marriage-family-life-and-youth/2025-nfp-week-social-media-graphics