Pope’s General Prayer intention for the month of September

(Aug. 31, 2011) Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for the month of September is
“That all teachers may know how to communicate the love of truth and instil authentic moral and spiritual values in their students”.
In his general prayer intention for the month of September, Pope Benedict calls on everyone to pray for teachers around the world that they may know how to communicate the right values to help their students love the truth and be committed to a moral and spiritual life. Good education is more than acquiring skills to get a good job. Good education involves the formation of the whole person – physical, intellectual, moral and spiritual, Without spiritual values, students may learn a lot of facts but know nothing about how to integrate those facts into what is most important – a good and a just life. As teachers and students begin a new academic year, let us join with the Pope in praying that educators around the world, may help their students find the true answers to the most important questions of life.