Pope’s General Prayer intention for November

(Oct. 31, 2012) Pope Benedict XVI’s General Prayer intention for the month of November tthat Bishops, priests and all ministers if the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and Risen Lord.
In the Year of Faith that has just begun, Pope Benedict invites us to pray for the faith of our spiritual leaders. As you are all aware we live in a secularized world that lays emphasis on material things and earthly pleasures, which often draw Christians away from their faith. In some places of the world Christians are also persecuted for their faith Even our spiritual leaders, including bishops, priests and other ministers of the Gospel, face grave temptations in their daily life. Pope Benedict wants us to reach out to them this month with our prayerful support. The Holy Father says even when humanity rejected God and his plan by sinning, God did not reject us. Instead God showed us his love and mercy by sending his only Son to live our life, to suffer and be crucified. We too should respond in loving gratitude.
Let us pray that this Year of Faith may arouse in every believer the aspiration to profess the faith in fullness and with renewed conviction. Above all let us particularly for our spiritual leaders.