Friday, January 18, 2013

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity


The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today. At the end of his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI said:

I invite everyone to pray, ceaselessly asking God for the great gift of unity among the disciples of the Lord. May the inexhaustible power of the Holy Spirit encourage us in a sincere commitment to the search for unity, so that together we may all profess that Jesus is the Savior of the world.

This year’s theme is, “What the Lord requires of us,” which is inspired by the prophet Micah (cf Mi 6: 6-8). Let us each do what the Lord requires of us, reaching out to the His scattered children in our communities and through our prayers.

For more information on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, see this interview with Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. 

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