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Peace In The World – The Pope’s January Intention

by Michael McG | Dec 20, 2019 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

For the Holy Father and all Catholic Christians, each new calendar year begins with a heartfelt plea for peace. Pope Paul VI proposed that January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, be dedicated to the cause of universal peace, and so this day of prayer was...

Justice Is Holy Father’s Prayer Intention For July

by Michael McG | Jun 30, 2019 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

During July we are invited to pray with Pope Francis for justice. “The integrity of justice: that those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice present in the world may not have the last word.” There are several ways of understanding...

The Pope’s Prayer Intentions For April

by Michael McG | Apr 2, 2019 | CAFOD, Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

Among the many intentions we will bring to our prayer during April, the Holy Father invites us to consider also what is in his heart and his prayers this month. This month brings us Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Good Friday, then the bright triumph of absolute good over...

The Pope’s Prayer Intentions For March

by Michael McG | Mar 1, 2019 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

The Holy Father invites us to join our hearts to his, and together to Christ’s, praying about the concerns that face humanity and church. The purpose of this, his personal network of prayer, is to mobilise ourselves and each other, through prayer and action, to engage...