OCTOBER Workers and the Unemployed. That all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good.
SEPTEMBER Parishes at the service of the mission. That our parishes, animated by a missionary spirit, may be places where faith is communicated and charity
is seen.
AUGUST Artists That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.
JULY Lapsed Christians: That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.|
JUNE National Leaders. That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimizes so many innocent people.
MAY Christians in Africa. That Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace
APRIL Young People. That young people may respond generously to their vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to God in the priesthood or consecrated life.
MARCH Support for Persecuted Christians. That persecuted Christians may be supported by the prayers and material help of the whole Church.
FEBRUARY Comfort for the Afflicted. That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees, and marginalized, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.
JANUARY Christian Unity. That all Christians may be faithful to the Lord’s teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity.
