Every month, Pope Francis asks Catholics all over the world to remember special people in their prayers. These prayer requests and intentions of the Holy Father change from month to month.
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January Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
For the month of January 2022, the prayer intentions of the Holy Father are for true human fraternity. This holy prayer intention revolves around the premise that there should not be religion discrimination or persecution anywhere in the world.
February Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
For the month of February, the Holy Father is requesting that Catholics say daily prayers for the religious sisters and consecrated women. The Holy Father announced this intention with a special message which states:
“This month, we will pray in a special way for religious sisters and consecrated women. What would the Church be without religious sisters and consecrated laywomen? The Church cannot be understood without them. I encourage all consecrated women to discern and choose what is best for their mission in the face of the world’s challenges that we’re experiencing. I exhort them to keep working and to have an impact with the poor, with the marginalized, with all those who are enslaved by traffickers; I especially ask them to make an impact on this. And let us pray that they may show the beauty of God’s love and compassion as catechists, theologians, and spiritual guides. I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the Church; when they serve so much that they are reduced to servitude – at times, by men of the Church. Do not be discouraged. May you keep making God’s goodness known through the apostolic works you do. But above all through your witness of consecration. Let us pray for religious sisters and consecrated women, thanking them for their mission and their courage; may they continue to find new responses to the challenges of our times. Thank you for what you are, for what you do, and for how you do it.”
March Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
March’s prayer intentions of the Holy Father revolve around the hope that more people will attend the holy sacrament of reconciliation. He began the month by stating:
When I go to confession, it is in order to be healed, to heal my soul.
To leave with greater spiritual health. To pass from misery to mercy.
The center of confession is not the sins we declare, but the divine love we receive, of which we are always in need.
The center of confession is Jesus who waits for us, who listens to us and forgives us.
Remember this: In the heart of God, we come before our mistakes.
And let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the forgiveness and infinite mercy of God. And let us pray that God may give his Church merciful priests and not torturers.
April Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
The focus of prayer intentions of the Holy Father for the month of April revolves around health care workers who have a special focus on the elderly. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s only fitting that the Pope Francis demonstrates that his special prayers for this month revolve around those that go the extra mile to aid not only the elderly but those that are in the poorest countries and need the most help.
May Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
On May 2, 2022, Pope Francis announced that May prayer intentions of the Holy Father. These holy intentions were announced with the following statement:
In his prayer intentions for May 2022, Pope Francis, prays for faith-filled young people – We pray for all young people, called to live life to the fullest; may they see in Mary’s life the way to listen, the depth of discernment, the courage that faith generates, and the dedication to service.
June Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
Pope Francis announced that the June prayer intentions of the Holy Father would revolve around families. Although Pope Francis admits in his prayer intentions that there is no such thing as a perfect family, he goes on to say “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are older. And by being united in our differences—young people, the elderly, adults, children—we evangelize with our example of life.”
As part of his prayer intentions, Pope Francis highlighted, “Let us pray for Christian families around the world. May each and every family embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives.”
How You Can Incorporate Prayer Intentions of the Pope into Your Prayer Life
There are several ways that you can include the prayer intentions of the pope into your everyday prayer routine. Here are some helpful recommendations:
- Bring the intention to your prayer group
There are countless Catholics all over the world who come together in prayer groups to pray for a number of different things. In addition to a prayer for protection or Catholic prayers for healing, you can ask those in your prayer group to pray for the special intentions of the Holy Father for that month. - Make special time before bed
At the end of a long and stressful day, there is nothing more comforting than settling into bed and reconnecting with God in night prayers. Once you climb into bed and before you fall asleep, you can say a prayer for thank you that God was able to navigate you safely through your day. This is also an excellent time to include not only the prayer intentions of the Holy Father but also to pray for Him in the hopes that he will continue to lead Catholics all over the world in a way that is pleasing to God. - Go to adoration
Adoration is a special time where you can say prayers to Jesus. There are many churches all over the world that offer adoration time in their church or they have a chapel on the grounds that is specifically dedicated to adoration. Whether you only have a few minutes during your day or you opt to spend an hour at adoration, making the commitment to go is a wonderful way that you can add the prayer intentions of the Holy Father into your prayer request.
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