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Pope Benedict XVI- Monthly Prayer Intention |
Monthly Papal Prayer Intentions
For the Year of 2008
His Holiness Benedict XVI
JANUARY 2008
General:
That the Church may strengthen her commitment to full visible
unity in order to manifest ever more clearly her nature as a
community of love in which is reflected the communion of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Mission:
That the Church in Africa, preparing to celebrate the second
Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, may continue to
be a sign and channel of reconciliation and justice in a continent
still suffering from war, exploitation and poverty.
FEBRUARY 2008
General:
That the mentally handicapped may not be marginalized but
respected and lovingly helped to live in a way worthy of their
physical and social condition.
Mission:
That Institutes of Consecrated Life, so flourishing in mission
countries, may rediscover the missionary dimension and, faithful to
the radical choice of Gospel counsels, be generous in bearing
witness to Christ and proclaiming Him to the ends of the earth.
MARCH 2008
General:
That the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation between
individuals and peoples may be understood and that through her
testimony the Church may spread Christ’s love, the source of new
humanity.
Mission:
That Christians persecuted because of the Gospel in various
parts of the world and in various manners may be sustained by the
strength of the Holy Spirit and continue to bear witness
courageously and openly to the Word of God.
APRIL 2008
General:
That even in difficult and complex situations of present-day
society, Christians may never tire of proclaiming with their lives
Christ’s resurrection, the source of hope and peace.
Mission:
That future priests in young Churches may be ever more seriously
formed culturally and spiritually in order to evangelize their
respective countries and the whole world.
MAY 2008
General:
That Christians may use literature, art and the media to greater
advantage to favour a culture which defends and promotes the values
of the human person.
Mission:
That just as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of
the Church, may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of Evangelization and
Queen of Apostles, continue to guide missionaries throughout the
world with maternal affection.
JUNE 2008
General:
That Christians may cultivate a deep and personal friendship
with Christ so they are able to communicate the strength of His love
to those they encounter.
Mission:
That the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec, Canada,
may lead to ever deeper understanding of the Eucharist, the heart of
the Church and source of evangelization.
JULY 2008
General:
That there may be an increase in the number of those who
volunteer to serve the Christian community with generous and prompt
availability.
Mission:
That World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, may kindle the fire
of divine love in numerous young people and render them sowers of
hope for a new humanity.
AUGUST 2008
General:
That the human family may learn to respect God’s plan for the
world and become ever more aware that Creation is God’s great gift.
Mission:
That the answer of the entire people of God to the common
calling to holiness and mission may be promoted and fostered by
means of careful discernment of charisms and constant commitment to
spiritual and cultural formation.
SEPTEMBER 2008
General:
That those who are forced to leave home and country because of
war or oppressive regimes may be supported by Christians in the
defense and protection of their rights.
Mission:
That faithful to the sacrament of matrimony every Christian
family may cultivate the values of love and communion in order to be
a small evangelizing community, sensitive and open to the material
and spiritual needs of others.
OCTOBER 2008
General:
That the Synod of Bishops may help bishops and theologians as
well as catechists and pastoral workers engaged in the service of
the Word of God transmit with courage the truth of the faith in
communion with the entire Church.
Mission:
That in this month dedicated to the missions, through the
promotional activities of the Pontifical Missionary Works and other
organisms, the Christian may feel the need to participate in the
Church’s universal mission with prayer, sacrifice and concrete help.
NOVEMBER 2008
General:
That the testimony of love offered by the Saints, may fortify
Christians in their service to God and neighbour, imitating Christ
who came not to be served but to serve.
Mission:
That Christian communities in Asia, contemplating the face of
Christ, may find the most suitable way to announce Him in full
fidelity to the Gospel to the peoples of that vast continent so rich
in culture and ancient forms of spirituality.
DECEMBER 2008
General:
That in the face of a spreading of a culture of violence and
death the Church through her apostolic and missionary activity may
promote with courage the culture of life.
Mission:
That especially in mission countries Christians may show with
acts of fraternal love that the Child born in the stable at
Bethlehem is the luminous Hope of the world.
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