January - That the knowledge that God is Love will promote among all Christians a reciprocal openness, a fuller communion and a stronger witness of unity.

February - That all men and women be ever more responsible for their own life: conscious that it is a gift of God, that they endeavour to make it more beautiful and return it to Him holier.

March - That the commitment of Lenten purification and of spiritual growth of Christians be rooted in the Word and nourished by the Bread of Life.

April - That the new life brought by the Resurrection of Christ find us amazed by so much grace in us and committed to spread it to our neighbour.

May - That our love for the Immaculate not be based so much on devotional sentiment as on our commitment to live like Mary: all for God.

June - That, living well this day with what God gives us and asks of us, we can work to build his Kingdom "in holiness and justice", to make Christ the heart of the world.

July - That summer time and necessary rest be a precious chance to grow "in wisdom and in grace", knowing that "all is ours and we are of God".

August - That the physical immolation of Fr. Kolbe encourage all to glorify God in their own body here on earth, so that He can then glorify it in heaven.

September - That, at the beginning of the new work year, no one forget all the good received and that all be committed to to do their best to manifest the heritage of goodness that God has spread throughout the world.

October - That the consecration to the Immaculate makes us attentive to those among us who "come from afar" and tireless missionaries "among our own people".

November - That the example of "those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith" be for us an incentive to leave a considerable heritage of witness to the Christian life.

December - That the Word of God the Father always find in the heart of Christians a loving welcome as well as a serious commitment to its fulfilment, so that the Word also becomes flesh in us.

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