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Pope Benedict XVI- Monthly Prayer Intentions |
Monthly Papal Prayer Intentions
For the Year of 2009
H.H. Benedict XVI
January 2009
General:
That the family may become more and more a place of training in
charity, personal growth and transmission of the faith.
Mission:
That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for
a new evangelization in this period of profound transformations, may
be committed to announcing the Good News and moving towards the full
unity of all Christians in order to offer a more credible testimony
of the Gospel.
February 2009
General:
That the Pastors of the Church may always be docile to the
action of the Holy Spirit in their teaching and in their service to
God's people.
Mission:
That the Church in Africa may find adequate ways and means to
promote reconciliation, justice and peace efficaciously, according
to the indications of the Synod of the Bishops’ Special Assembly for
Africa.
March 2009
General:
That the role of women may be more appreciated and used to good
advantage in every country in the world.
Mission:
That in the light of the letter addressed to them by Pope
Benedict XVI, the Bishops, priests, consecrated persons, and lay
faithful of the Catholic Church in the Popular Republic of China may
commit themselves to being the sign and instrument of unity,
communion and peace.
April 2009
General:
That the Lord may bless the farmers with an abundant harvest and
sensitize the richer populations to the drama of hunger in the world
Mission:
That the Christians who work in areas where the conditions of
the poor, the weak and the women and children are most tragic, may
be signs of hope, thanks to their courageous testimony to the Gospel
of solidarity and love.
May 2009
General:
That the laity and the Christian communities may be responsible
promoters of priestly and religious vocations.
Mission:
That the recently founded Catholic Churches, grateful to the
Lord for the gift of faith, may be ready to share in the universal
mission of the Church, offering their availability to preach the
Gospel throughout the world.
June 2009
General:
That international attention towards the poorer countries may
give rise to more concrete help, in particular to relieve them of
the crushing burden of foreign debt.
Mission:
That the particular Churches operating in regions marked by
violence may be sustained by the love and concrete closeness of all
the Catholics in the world.
July 2009
General:
That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in
full freedom and be an instrument of peace and reconciliation.
Mission:
That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity
reconciled and reunited in God's one and only family, thanks to the
testimony of all the faithful in every country in the world.
August 2009
General:
That public opinion may be more aware of the problem of millions
of displaced persons and refugees and that concrete solutions may be
found for their often tragic situation.
Mission:
That those Christians who are discriminated against and
persecuted in many Countries because of the name of Christ may have
their human rights, equality and religious freedom recognized, in
order to be able to live and profess their own faith freely.
September 2009
General:
That the word of God may be better known, welcomed and lived as
the source of freedom and joy.
Mission:
That Christians in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, who often meet
with great difficulties, may not be discourage from announcing the
Gospel to their brothers, trusting in the strength of the Holy
Spirit.
October 2009
General:
That Sunday may be lived as the day on which Christians gather
to celebrate the risen Lord, participating in the Eucharist.
Mission:
That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the
mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may eagerly
assume their own missionary responsibility and consider it the
highest service they can offer humanity.
November 2009
General:
That all the men and women in the world, especially those who
have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may
never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation.
Mission:
That believers in the different religions, through the testimony
of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that
the name of God is a bearer of peace.
December 2009
General:
That children may be respected and loved and never be the
victims of exploitation in its various forms.
Mission:
That at Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize in the
Word Incarnate the light which illuminates every man and that the
Nations may open their doors to Christ, the Savior of the world.
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