{"id":10649,"date":"2025-01-29T14:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/actualites\/nouvelles\/february-8-2025-xi-world-day-prayer-and-reflection-against-human\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:16:31","slug":"february-8-2025-xi-world-day-prayer-and-reflection-against-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/february-8-2025-xi-world-day-prayer-and-reflection-against-human\/","title":{"rendered":"February 8, 2025: XI World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Under the theme&nbsp;<strong>\u201cAmbassadors of Hope: Together Against Human Trafficking,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;the XI World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking, coordinated by&nbsp;<strong>Talitha Kum<\/strong>&nbsp;in collaboration with global partners, will be celebrated on February 8, 2025. This annual day, inaugurated by Pope Francis in 2015, aligns with the feast of&nbsp;<strong>St. Josephine Bakhita<\/strong>, a powerful symbol of resilience and liberation from slavery.<\/p>\n\n<p>Inspired by the Pope\u2019s call to be \u201cpilgrims of peace and apostles of hope,\u201d this year\u2019s event occurs in the context of the&nbsp;<strong>Jubilee Year 2025<\/strong>. It seeks to promote prayer, reflection, and action to combat human trafficking, supporting victims, survivors, and vulnerable populations such as women, children, migrants, and refugees.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Key Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>Global Prayer and Awareness:<\/strong>&nbsp;Across the world, people of all faiths are invited to unite in prayer to end the tragedy of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Week of Action in Rome (February 4\u201310):<\/strong>&nbsp;Over 100 participants, including activists, survivors, migrants, and leaders from the arts and film industries, will gather to amplify the call for systemic change and solidarity.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Commitment to Dignity:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rooted in the Vatican\u2019s declaration&nbsp;<em>Dignitas Infinita<\/em>, the initiative calls for action against human trafficking and exploitation, emphasizing human dignity and fraternity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>The Call to Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>Pray<\/strong>&nbsp;for an end to trafficking and for the healing of survivors.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Listen<\/strong>&nbsp;to the voices of survivors and amplify their stories.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Act<\/strong>&nbsp;to address the root causes of trafficking, support vulnerable populations, and advocate for systemic change.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Accompany<\/strong>&nbsp;migrants and refugees on their journeys to safety and dignity.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Dream<\/strong>&nbsp;of a world free from trafficking and exploitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Together, we are called to be&nbsp;<strong>Ambassadors of Hope<\/strong>, embracing compassion, solidarity, and transformative action to build a future where human dignity is upheld.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Saint Josephine Bakhita, pray for us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>For resources and event ideas, visit<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/preghieracontrotratta.org\/?lang=en\">https:\/\/preghieracontrotratta.org\/?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Prayer 2025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/preghieracontrotratta.org\/files\/documenti\/EN_Vigil_suggestion_XIth_International_Day_of_Prayer_and_Awareness_CO8NbBH.pdf\">https:\/\/preghieracontrotratta.org\/files\/documenti\/EN_Vigil_suggestion_XIth_International_Day_of_Prayer_and_Awareness_CO8NbBH.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the theme&nbsp;\u201cAmbassadors of Hope: Together Against Human Trafficking,\u201d&nbsp;the XI World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking, coordinated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouvelle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}