Pope’s prayer intention for evangelisation

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.