Belen, NM
JCDA Motto: “Be Useful” JCDA Goals: “Love God, Serve Others, & Live Nobly”
About Catholic Daughters of the Americas® (CDA)
Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas® is one of the Oldest and Largest Organizations of Catholic Women in the Americas
Who Are The Catholic Daughters?
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas® is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas.
They donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.”
The CDA motto is “Unity and Charity.”
The CDA was formed over 100 years ago and today numbers 66,000 dues-paying members in 1,150 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Kenya, and Peru.
Catholic Daughter women enjoy each other’s company at meetings and work hard for their parishes and communities.
Deeply spiritual, together they share faith, love of God and a distinctly feminine spirituality alluded to by Pope John Paul II when he spoke of the necessity of “feminine genius” in today’s world.
Girls and young women ages 6-18 can join the Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas.
Young college women can become members of Campus Courts at some universities (https://www.catholicdaughters.org).
About Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas® (JCDA)
HISTORY
In 1919 the National Board of Directors sanctioned JCDA. On February 22, 1926 the first appointed National Director for JCDA began traveling across the country to encourage Catholic Daughter Courts to initiate small groups of young women. The focus of these groups, which would gather in private homes, would be prayer, developing their faith; and the organization of charity projects while enjoying fellowship with other young Catholic girls.
The motto of “Be Useful” and the goals of “Love God, Serve Others, and Live Nobly remains unchanged. The Threefold Program of Involvement still focuses on Message – possessing an active faith in God, Service – doing good for the benefit of others; and Community – action within the JCDA court, families, community and the world.
The JCDA Program is an action-oriented program for Catholic girls from 6 to 18 years of age. It is the mission of JCDA to nurture personal and spiritual growth while participating in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community. To be aware and appreciate diversity in today’s world and to promote service to others.
MEMBERSHIP
6-10 years Juniorette 11-18 years Junior
(2019, February). Youth Tools of The Trade JCDA Section. Retrieved from https://www.catholicdaughters.org/ToolsOfTheTrade/Adopted_February_2019_Youth_Tools_of_Trade_JCDA_Section.pdf. (Link no longer avail)