Agenzia Fides

Missionary Prayer Intention

• 2009-11-28
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for December 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-10-29
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Holy Father's Missionary Intention for November 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-09-30
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for October 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-09-01
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Prayer Intention for September 2009: “That Christians in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, who often meet with great difficulties, may not be discouraged from announcing the Gospel to their brothers, trusting in the strength of the Holy Spirit.” Commentary.
• 2009-07-22
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Prayer Intention for August 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-06-26
  MISSIONARY INTENTION “That the Church may be a seed and nucleus of humanity reconciled and reunited in the one family of God, thanks to the witness of all the faithful in every country in the world ” - Comment on the Holy Father's Missionary Prayer Intention for the month of July
• 2009-05-27
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for June 2009: “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. Commentary.
• 2009-04-28
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for May 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-03-27
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for April 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-03-02
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for March 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2009-01-30
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for February 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2008-12-23
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for January 2009: “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.” Commentary.
• 2008-11-25
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for December 2008: “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.” Commentary.
• 2008-10-28
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for November 2008: “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.” Commentary.
• 2008-09-26
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for October 2008: “That in this month dedicated to the Missions, every Christian community may feel the need to share in the Church’s universal mission with prayers, sacrifices and material help.” Commentary.