March 01, 2014: Pope’s prayer intention for evangelisation for the Month of March
is “that many young people may accept the Lord's invitation to consecrate their lives
to proclaiming the Gospel”.
“Behind and before every vocation to the priesthood
or to the consecrated life there is always the strong and intense prayer of someone:
a grandfather, a grandmother, a mother, a father, a community..” Pope Francis said
this last year on Good Shepherd Sunday and continued “Vocations are born in prayer
and from prayer, and only through prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.” He reminded
his hearers that Jesus Himself has told us to ask God the Father to send out labourers
for his harvest (Mt 9: 37-38) Like Jesus, the Pope is asking us to pray for vocations
to religious life.
Speaking to seminarians and those discerning a vocation,
Pope Francis said “Evangelization is done on one’s knees.” Let us do our part this
month, get on our knees and join Pope Francis in praying for many young people to
consecrate their lives to proclaiming the Gospel.