April  For the role of women  We pray that the dignity and immense value of women be recognized in every culture, and for the end of discrimination that they experience in different parts of the world.

March For the new martyrs:  We pray that those who risk their lives for the Gospel in various parts of the world inflame the Church with their courage and missionary enthusiasm.

February  For the terminally ill.   We pray that those with a terminal illness, and their families, receive the necessary physical and spiritual care and accompaniment.

January  For the Gift of Diversity in the Church:  Pope Francis calls for prayers to the Holy Spirit “to help us recognize the gift of different charisms within Christian communities and to discover the richness of various ritual traditions within the Catholic Church.”