Papal Intentions for October

Pope Francis is asking us to pray this month for people in despair, “that those feeling so crushed by life that they wish to end it may sense the nearness of God’s love.” He also asks us to pray for World Mission Day, that the celebration “may help all Christians realize that we are not only receivers but proclaimers of God’s word.”

Let us pray, then, that we may be a people on mission this month, especially in reaching out to those who need to know Christ’s love for them.