Oratorical Festival

2025 Oratorical festival theme

"Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” - Luke 1:38

Prompts for the 2025 Oratorical Festival will be available in January of 2025.

Diocese Coordinators

Archdiocese Oratorical Coordinator
Julie Abboud

Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York
Kh. Sandra Saikaly Laham

New York and Washington D.C. / Charleston and the Mid-Atlantic
Sh. Bonnie Flowers

Toledo and the Midwest
Zaina Zawahri

Worcester and New England
Theo Smith

Miami and the Southeast
Sh. Shell Keim

Wichita and Mid-America
Cassidy Irwin

Los Angeles and the West
Amanda Sahawneh

ORator Sign-up

• Register for Oratorical

Downloads

• Oratorical Rules

• 2024 Prompts

• Diocese Coordinator Guidelines

• Judges Information

• Archdiocese Coordinator Guidelines