Laudato si' 40 Days of Prayer Campaign

The Dicastery for Integral Human Development announces a 40-day campaign of prayer following the objectives of the encyclical Laudato si', on care for the common home, starting with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4.

Prayer campaign for communities participating in the Program of Action of Laudato si'.

Action Program includes: 1/ Responding to the cry of the Earth; 2/ Respond to the cries of the poor; 3/Promoting the ecological economy; 4/Practice a simple lifestyle; 5/ Ecological education; 6/ Ecological spirituality; 7/ Community participation.

The daily prayer intentions are as follows:

Sunday: Pray for parishes and dioceses

Monday: Pray for families

Tuesday: Pray for the economy

Wednesday: Pray for hospitals

Thursday: Pray for educational institutions

Friday: Pray for groups and organizations

Saturday: Pray for the Congregations

The prayer campaign begins on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, and ends on November 14, the World Day of Prayer for the Poor.

November 14 will be the next stage in the Laudato si' Action Programme. On that day, the Laudato si' Planning Instructions and all related documents will be published, and members of the Universal Church will be invited to make a firm commitment to creating Laudato si' Plans for themselves.

The Program of Action is the result of cooperation between the Holy See, the international coalition of Catholic organizations and all people of good will. By adopting a bottom-up approach, it is rooted in the realities of communities around the world and enables people to take decisive action and step on the path of regeneration. (CSR_6642_2021)

Source: Ngoc Yen - Vatican News