January - That all believers in the one God work to build peace and that religious faith never be used for economic or political goals.

February - That Christians become more involved in the social and cultural world, serving as the leaven in that body for the promotion of the value and dignity of the human person.

March - For young people afraid of the future, that they recognize in Mary of Nazareth a witness of peace and trust which flow from following God's plan.

April - For the victims of violence in all its forms, that they not be ignored or forgotten, but that the common commitment for justice reveal the victory of the resurrection over evil and death.

May - That every woman called to the gift and mission of motherhood never be left alone in the face of difficulties and that she might witness with joy to the power of life that is renewed.

June - That the great gift of the Eucharist still teach men and women of our time to give thanks for all they are and have, recognizing in human history the signs of the Father's mercy and providence.

July - For persons who live on the edge of society and those who suffer the trauma of solitude and abandonment, that they be welcomed, appreciated and helped to express new signs of hope.

August - For those who suffer because of family breakups, that with the care paid by the Church community they might experience God's fidelity and tenderness.

September - For those who work in the mass media and entertainment business, that, conscious of their responsibility with respect to culture and custom, they might be inspired by human and genuinely Christian values.

October - That the Christian people rediscover their own missionary vocation and experience it in the attention given others, in the simple and genuine sharing of their experience of God and by their collaboration in announcing the Gospel to the whole world.

November - For the deceased who, as they go through the pain of purification, might see and sustain us with love, that our prayer and offering might accompany them on their way.

December - That richer nations have the courage to discuss openly their style of living and confront the problem of the growing economic disparity in the world between north and south.

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