This month, Pope Leo XIV invites us to pray “that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.” At a time marked by conflicts, the Holy Father recalls that religions must be “bridges and prophecy,” and not “weapons or walls.”<\/p>\n\n
His October prayer intention arrives as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Declaration from the Vatican II Council that transformed the Catholic Church’s relationships with other religions, opening the path to dialogue and collaboration. In a fractured world, the Pope encourages us to be “yeast of unity,” open to recognize that we are “brothers and sisters, called to live, pray, work, and dream together.”<\/p>\n\n
Let us join the Holy Father in prayer through this video produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.<\/p>\n\n
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Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.<\/p>\n\n
Lord Jesus,
\nYou, who in diversity are one
\nand look lovingly at every person,
\nhelp us to recognize ourselves as brothers and sisters,
\ncalled to live, pray, work, and dream together.<\/p>\n\n
We live in a world full of beauty,
\nbut also wounded by deep divisions.
\nSometimes, religions, instead of uniting us,
\nbecome a cause of confrontation.<\/p>\n\n
Give us your Spirit to purify our hearts,
\nso that we may recognize what unites us
\nand, from there, learn again how to listen
\nand collaborate without destroying.<\/p>\n\n
May the concrete examples of peace,
\njustice and fraternity in religions
\ninspire us to believe that it is possible to live
\nand work together, beyond our differences.<\/p>\n\n
May religions not be used as weapons or walls,
\nbut rather lived as bridges and prophecy:
\nmaking the dream of the common good credible,
\naccompanying life, sustaining hope
\nand being the yeast of unity in a fragmented world.<\/p>\n\n
Amen.<\/p>\n\n
By The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network: https:\/\/www.popesprayer.va\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n The Pope Video: https:\/\/thepopevideo.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n In collaboration with Vatican Media: https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n