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Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions for October 2008

General intention for October ~ Bishops assisting those communicating Truth of Faith to do so in Communion with Holy Mother Church

Pope Benedict's general intention: "That the Synod of Bishops may help the pastors and theologians, the catechists and promoters who are engaged in the service of the Word of God to courageously transmit the truth of faith in communion with the entire Church".

Mission intention for October ~ Christian communities participating in Month for Missions with prayer, sacrifice, and concrete assistance

Pope Benedict's mission intention:"That in this month dedicated to the missions, through the promotional activities of the Pontifical Missionary Works and other organisms, every Christian community may feel the need to participate in the Church's universal mission with prayer, sacrifice and concrete help."

Faith Central General Intentions

+ For the conversion of the hearts of sinners, of whom I am first.
+ For properly ordered secular governance, obedient to the laws of God and respectful of human life and the dignity of the human person.
+ For the Poor Souls in Purgatory, especially the blood relatives and adopted relatives of those offering prayers.
+ For the Poor Souls in Purgatory, especially those with no one to pray for them.
+ For discernment and blessing of vocations, to the married life, Priesthood and religious life, and any other vocations ordained by God.
+ For the elderly and infirmed.
+ For peace, and for the conversion of the hearts of terrorists.
+ For Catholic education, and for educators and students at Catholic institutions to serve as instruments of God and messengers of His Hope and Love.
+ For the cause for Canonization for Blessed Father Francis Xavier Seelos and Blessed Brother Andre Bessette.
+ For the Holy Father and his Intentions.

Holy Father's Monthly Prayer Intentions for Recent Months

Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for September 2008

General intention for September ~ War Refugees, Political Refugees

Pope Benedict's general intention: "That those who, because of wars or oppressive regimes, are forced to leave their homes and country may be supported by Christians in the defence and protection of their rights."

Mission intention for September ~ Christian Families

Pope Benedict's mission intention: "That, faithful to the sacrament of matrimony, every Christian family may cultivate the values of love and communion in order to be a small evangelising community, sensitive and open to the material and spiritual needs of its brothers."

Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions for August 2008

General intention for August ~ Creation a Gift from God, His Design

+ That the human family may know how to respect God's design for the world and thus become ever more aware of the great gift of God which Creation represents for us.

Mission intention for August ~ Universal Call to Holiness and Mission; Charisms, Spiritual and Cultural Formation

+ That the answer of the entire people of God to the common vocation to sanctity and mission may be promoted and fostered, with careful discernment of the charisms and a constant commitment to spiritual and cultural formation.

Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions for July 2008

General intention for July ~ Christian volunteering

+ That there may be an increase in the number of those who, as volunteers, offer their services to the Christian community with generous and prompt availability.

Mission intention for July ~ World Youth Day: Divine Love and Hope

+ That the World Youth Day held in Sydney, Australia, may awaken the fire of Divine Love in young people and make them sowers of hope for a new humanity.

Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions for June 2008

General intention for June ~ Friendship with Christ

+ That all Christians may cultivate a deep and personal friendship with Christ, in order to be able to communicate the strength of His love to every person they meet".

Mission intention for June ~ Eucharist Heart of the Church

+ That the International Eucharistic Congress of Quebec in Canada may lead to an ever greater understanding that the Eucharist is the heart of the Church and the source of evangelisation."

Holy Father's Intentions for May

General intention: properly ordered arts and media

+ That Christians may use literature, art and the mass media to greater advantage in order to favour a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human person.

Mission intention, Mary Queen and Comfort of Missionaries

+ That the Virgin Mary, Star of evangelization and Queen of the Apostles, may still guide today with maternal affection the missionaries, both men and women, throughout the world, just as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of the Church.

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