Let us celebrate Sea Sunday 2025 on July 13, 2025, by opening our hearts to those who live and labour
on the sea. Let us honour them with our prayers, our awareness, and our gratitude.
Read the Vatican's message for Sea Sunday 2025.
All are invited to celebrate a special Mass for Seafarers on July 11, 2025, at 8:45 pm
at the Eidelweiss Club in Victoria.
Date: July 11, 2025
Time: 8:45 pm
Location: 3rd Floor Choir Room, Eidelweiss Club*
108 Niagara Street, Victoria
*This venue can accommodate approximately 60 people,
so please arrive early if you wish to celebrate with us.
Mission Statement
Bring the presence of Jesus Christ to seafarers and dock workers, giving hope, consolation and support according to the teaching of Christ in the Catholic Church.
View the Diocese of Victoria's Stella Maris ministry website.
Welcome at the Dock
When ships dock at the port, we provide a friendly and familiar presence for the seafarers.
Spiritual Care
Aside from spiritual counselling and prayer, we provide transportation and arrange for entry to the St. Andrew's Cathedral in Downtown Victoria.
One seafarer commented that this was the first time they had set foot inside a Catholic Church after several months at sea.
Port Chaplain
Deacon Philip Yuson is Port Chaplain and the first person to bring the Stella Maris ministry to the Diocese of Victoria. As Chaplain, he provides spiritual support, including prayer, guidance, and bringing Communion.
Volunteers
We are a diversified team of volunteer ministers who care about the welfare of seafarers. Our team speaks various languages, including English, Filipino, Dutch, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesia.
Get in touch via this form.
Sacraments and Sacramentals
Liturgy of the Word or Sacrament of Confession available upon request.
We will also pray with you at your request. We also bless your rosaries, prayer cards, and Bibles.
Prayer Requests
Please fill in the form here if you have any prayer requests. We are more than happy to help.
Chaplain's Homilies
The transcript of the Chaplain's Homilies are available here: https://dcnphilip.wordpress.com/
Prayer inspired by the Message for Sea Sunday 2022 (July 10, 2022)
of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
O Blessed Virgin Mary, sign of the maternal face of God,
We invoke Your blessing on the seafarers who, working every day, provide us with the goods we use and consume.
You, who know the daily challenges they face for us, keep them in Your Immaculate Heart, strengthening them in the face of life's difficulties.
Sign of the Father's nearness, comfort them with Your sweetest presence during the long periods of time when ships remain in anchorage because of the increased demand for goods.
Sign of the mercy of the Son, spread Your tenders mantle over the ships that, because of the war in Ukraine, face the arduous task of sailing through the mines in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Embrace the seafarers who died during this unjust war.
Sign of the fruitfulness of the Spirit, remain at the foot of the cross of the seafarers who, because of the forced length of their contracts, live in a state of physical and psychological exhaustion, far from their family affections.
Sister of men, remind the governments and managers of shipping companies that seafarers are human beings, our brothers and sisters, in need of decent accommodation, nutritious food, a safe working environment, acceptable working hours, shore leave, and honest remuneration, which guarantee their mental and physical well-being, on which safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment depend.
Star of the Sea, we entrust to you the commitment and dedication of chaplains and volunteers serving seafarers throughout the world.
Queen of peace, pray for us. Amen!
"That the rulers and shipping companies of the world may guarantee the right of crews to disembark to relax and unwind with their families, recovering their mental and physical well-being. We pray”.
Prayer inspired by the Message for Sea Sunday 2022 (July 10, 2022)
of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
O Blessed Virgin Mary, sign of the maternal face of God,
we invoke Your blessing on the seafarers who, working every day, provide us with the goods we use and consume.
You, who know the daily challenges they face for us, keep them in Your Immaculate Heart, strengthening them in the face of life's difficulties.
Sign of the Father's nearness, comfort them with Your sweetest presence during the long periods of time when ships remain in anchorage because of the increased demand for goods.
Sign of the mercy of the Son, spread Your tenders mantle over the ships that, because of the war in Ukraine, face the arduous task of sailing through the mines in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Embrace the seafarers who died during this unjust war.
Sign of the fruitfulness of the Spirit, remain at the foot of the cross of the seafarers who, because of the forced length of their contracts, live in a state of physical and psychological exhaustion, far from their family affections.
Sister of men, remind the governments and managers of shipping companies that seafarers are human beings, our brothers and sisters, in need of decent accommodation, nutritious food, a safe working environment, acceptable working hours, shore leave, and honest remuneration, which guarantee their mental and physical well-being, on which safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment depend.
Star of the Sea, we entrust to you the commitment and dedication of chaplains and volunteers serving seafarers throughout the world.
Queen of peace, pray for us. Amen!
"That the rulers and shipping companies of the world may guarantee the right of crews to disembark to relax and unwind with their families, recovering their mental and physical well-being. We pray”.