Taizé launches monthly prayer campaign for Haiti

(January 29, 2010) At the request of a young Haitian, the Taizé Community is asking people worldwide to remember his country in prayer on the 12th day of every month. The day of prayer, beginning Feb. 12, will commemorate the Jan. 12 earthquake that destroyed the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. On the website of the Taizé ecumenical community there are testimonies and appeals from several Haitians who volunteered with the community in years past. The Prayer for Haiti was requested by a young man identified as Richard. “Ask all the peoples throughout the world, during the meetings in Taizé, to pray for 12 months on the 12th day of each month for the Haitian people. Do not hesitate! It is very important," Richard wrote. The Taize Community is an international ecumenical community which Bro. Roger founded in 1940 in Taize France. Each year tens of thousands of young pilgrims flock to the small village in a spirit of peace, joy, simplicity and reconciliation.