In his prayer intention for February 2023, Pope Francis proposes that “Parishes should be close-knit communities of faith, fraternity and welcome towards those most in need.”
Post your prayer intention for your parish here in our online chapel that it will be always “a centre of service and generosity, with its doors always open to those who are excluded”.
En su intención de oración para febrero de 2023, el Papa Francisco propone que “las parroquias sean comunidades unidas de fe, fraternidad y acogida hacia los más necesitados.”
Publica tu intención de oración por tu parroquia aquí, en nuestra capilla online, para que sea siempre “un centro de servicio y generosidad, con sus puertas siempre abiertas a los excluidos”.
in which we celebrate the liturgical memory of St. Bakhita, the Sudanese nun who as a child had the dramatic experience of being kidnapped and enslaved and became the universal symbol of the Church’s commitment against trafficking.
This week will draw together churches across the globe to “Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17).” The theme is inspired by Isaiah 1:12-18, which laments a lack of justice among the People of God. Yet it also promises redemption by encouraging acts of justice. Like Isaiah, we hope to inspire a renewed desire and effort for justice among Christian peoples around the world. The theme and materials call Christians to recognize that the divisions between our churches and confessions cannot be separated from the divisions within the wider human family.
Pope Francis will preside at the funeral Mass to be celebrated on Thursday morning , January 5, in St Peter’s Square, beginning at 9:30 am Rome time (3.30am Canada time).
What then is being asked of us? First of all, to let our hearts be changed by our experience of the [pandemic] crisis, to let God, at this time in history, transform our customary criteria for viewing the world around us. We can no longer think exclusively of carving out space for our personal or national interests; instead, we must think in terms of the common good, recognizing that we belong to a greater community, and opening our minds and hearts to universal human fraternity. We cannot continue to focus simply on preserving ourselves; rather, the time has come for all of us to endeavour to heal our society and our planet, to lay the foundations for a more just and peaceful world, and to commit ourselves seriously to pursuing a good that is truly common.