Pray with Pope Francis for his January Intentions

Universal: That those from diverse religious traditions and all people of good will may work together for peace.

Evangelization: That in this year dedicated to consecrated life, religious men and women may rediscover the joy of following Christ and strive to serve the poor with zeal.

In a private meeting last November with 120 superiors general of religious orders, Pope Francis said that today’s religious men and women "need to be prophetic, capable of waking up the world,” of showing they are a special breed who “have something to say” to the world today. . . .“It’s necessary to spend time in real contact with the poor. For me this is really important: it’s necessary to know from experience what’s real, to dedicate time going to the periphery to truly know the situation and the life of the people.”