The Holy Father prepares a short video every month to highlight a particular prayer intention. During this month of February we are being invited to pray for women who have experienced violence (psychological, verbal, physical, and sexual), which he describes as the “degradation of all humanity.” We are called to pray for victims that they may be “protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded by all.”
Please find below the link to the Pope’s Prayer Intention for the month of February:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-02/pope-s-prayer-intention-for-february.html
As well, Pope Francis will celebrate the International Day of Human Fraternity on Thursday, 4 February, in a virtual event hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, with the participation of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb; Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations; and other personalities. On the same occasion, the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, which is inspired by the Human Fraternity Document, will be awarded. The meeting and the award ceremony will be streamed in several languages starting at 14:30 (Rome time) - 13.30 (GMT time) - by Vatican News, the multimedia information portal of the Holy See, and broadcast by Vatican Media.
The link may be found below:
On this feast of the Presentation of the Lord, we pray for the grace and the privilege of being able to recognize Jesus in our midst. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide us into the loving presence of the Lord in all times and circumstances.
