Earlier this year, the late Pope Francis asked for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to answer his request and to join with many people worldwide in praying for this month’s intention. 

July 2025 For formation in discernment
Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

June 2025  That the world might grow in compassion  Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.

May 2025  For working conditions.  Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfillment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.

April 2025 For the use of the new technologies.  Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.

March 2025  For families in crisis.  Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.

February 2025  For vocations to the priesthood and religious life.   Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.

January 2025  For the right to an education.   Pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

December For pilgrims of hope We pray that this Jubilee Year strengthen our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in our daily lives, and that it may transform us into pilgrims of Christian hope.

November  For anyone who has lost a child  We pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community and receive peace and consolation from the Holy Spirit.