We Remember At This Time…

This is the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January).  This offers us a particular opportunity to celebrate all that we have in common with all Christians, to express regret for the pain caused by our divisions and to ask the Lord to deepen in us the hope that we will all be one someday in the future. We are encouraged to participate in the Week of Prayer in some appropriate way. Some suggestions are:

Remember the intentions of the week in personal and communal prayer.

Use the prayers at Mass to pray for the unity of all Christians.

Write a letter of greeting or send an email to a person from another Christian tradition whom you know either through work or personal contact.

We give thanks for the growth in unity among Christians and ask for the Lord’s blessing on the work that still needs to be done.