Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of
May is that everyone might have food.
“We need to act, but without prayer we will remain powerless,” he said. “This May, I invite you to join me in prayer that we may seriously commit to avoiding
food waste and to ensuring that everyone has access to quality food every day.”
In the full video shared on the
Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network website, Pope Leo recites an original prayer written specifically for this month’s prayer intention.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amén.
You gave us the fertile earth and, with it, our
daily bread,
as a sign of Your love and providence.
Today we recognize with sorrow
Awaken in us a new awareness:
that we learn to thank for every food,
to consume simply,
to share with joy,
and to care for the fruits of the earth as a gift from You,
destined for all, not just a few.
Good Father,
May our communities promote concrete gestures:
You who sent us Your beloved Son Jesus,
give us a new heart, hungry for
justice and thirsty for fraternity.
May no one be excluded from the common table,
and may Your Spirit teach us to see bread
not as an object of consumption,
but as a sign of communion and care.
Amen.
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