Prayer

• 7 February 2026

  Jesus, Lord,
  you gave your life so that ours might be possible.
  So that the Gospel may become the leaven of a new humanity,
  strengthen us in the Hope of this world to be built with you.
  Whoever is not against you is with you: grant us to see the good that is accomplished in silence and selflessness, all the initiatives that prevent us from giving up and sustain our Hope for the world to come.
  Bless all human solidarity, bring to fruition the actions of so many men and women who tenaciously strive to overcome poverty, disease and ignorance. Justify their hope in the world to come.
  Send your Spirit upon the Church, that she may have the courage to reform herself in the light of the Word she proclaims and which never ceases to work within her. Strengthen her in the hope of the world to come.

• 4 February 2026

  Blessed are you, Jesus, who was not ashamed to call us your brothers and sisters,
  and who welcomes us into your Presence again this morning.
  Blessed are you, who comes to dwell in our daily lives with your light,
  clothing our hearts with your tenderness.
  Blessed are you, Jesus, who invites all human beings to your table,
  the nameless, the lowly, and even the loveless
  that we sometimes are.
  Blessed are you, who gives us your Holy Spirit to keep us in your invisible Presence
  and strengthen the energies of life within us.

• 31 January 2026

  God our Father,
  when the fullness of time had come, you sent your Son, born of a woman, born into the heart of our history.
  From him we receive the full measure of our humanity. May his Spirit bear fruit in us!
  He revealed to us that happiness is found only in love and service. He overturned the scale of
  values of all the powerful. May his Spirit produce in us the fruits of humanity!
  He restored dignity to those who counted for nothing,
  and a zest for life to those who were captive to the forces of death.
  May his Spirit produce in us the fruits of humanity!
  He broke the cycle of selfishness and fear of lack,
  by breaking not the bread of superfluity, but the bread of necessity.
  May his Spirit produce in us the fruits of humanity!
  He revealed to us the right way to be connected to you, by offering you a prayer that is not separated from
  solidarity with our neighbour.
  May his Spirit produce in us the fruits of humanity!

• 28 January 2026

  God our Father,
  your Spirit cries out within us, attesting that we are your sons and daughters.
  But it is also He who kindles in us the desire for that hour
  when all people, all nations, will see the manifestation of their divine sonship,
  the hour of deliverance from all chains,
  when, through brotherhood and sharing,
  those who are bent under the burden of oppression and misery will rise again.
  And may our slow journey towards the full light
  reveal your Face of goodness, turned towards us
  in Jesus, the Emmanuel of all times.

• 23 January 2026

  Lord our God,
  it is good for us to discover in Scripture
  that you are a God who reveals himself,
  a God who speaks,
  a God who acts ceaselessly
  and waits for us in the reciprocity of gift.
  We give you thanks for this marvellous exchange
  through which our nature is united with yours,
  for this Son of Man whom you recognise as your Only Begotten Son
  and through whom we become your beloved children.
  May the Spirit revive in us the call to achieve a brotherhood without exclusion and without borders,
  which alone is able to bear witness that you are the God of Love, Father of all,
  from this time and for all eternity.