‘I made you wonderful’

The World Day of Prayer pilgrim were hosted by the Catholic Women of the Cook Islands at the Saint Joseph’s Cathedral yesterday.

Twelve women from the committee of the World Day of Prayer have travelled from their respective homelands - from as far away as Botswana, Lebanon, Germany and the United States of America to Rarotonga to pay tribute to Cook Islands women and their families.

The theme for this year is: “I Made You Wonderful,” based on Psalm 139:1-18. The 2025 program invites us into the knowledge that each one of us was made with care and love by God. When we can receive this profound truth, everything in our life changes and we begin to radiate and shine from within. We also learn how to treat every other person as made wonderful by God.

Following the service, the women visited the grave of the late Henrica Wilson Marona who was elected Regional Representative for the Pacific at the International Meeting in 2017.

The Cook Islands will host the 2025 World Day of Prayer on March 6, at Te Are Karioi/National Auditorium. The World Day of Prayer is a global movement led by Christian women from various denominations in over 200 countries who gather in one another’s churches to celebrate, using a worship service prepared by women of a different country each year.