Pope Francis’ prayer intention for this month is that”We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus”
I usually add the Holy Father’s prayer intention to my Rosary when I pray it. This month’s prayer intention would also be good to pray on Fridays in devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
From Independent Catholic News:
This month, Pope Francis takes us to a fundamental aspect of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, since its earliest days as the Apostleship of Prayer.
At its beginning, over 175 years ago, and ever since, this ministry has been rooted in devotion to the Heart of Christ, the Sacred Heart. This month, during which the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart occurs, the Pope asks that “We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus”.
Our prayer, with the Pope in both his monthly and his new daily Intentions, is always oriented towards changing our own hearts, preparing ourselves for mission in whatever life-situation we’re in. For almost every person on the planet, that situation changed drastically since before Lent this year.
We are only just beginning to learn and to reflect on how much of that change is permanent, on how much life has changed forever. Many indeed are suffering, whether through illness or by watching loved ones sicken. Part of us longs for a return to normal, leading us to examine what we meant by that normal, and to face our fears that it might never return. Therefore, it is important not to let fear control us; the love of the Heart of Christ will be our great strength.
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