The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25) begins

One hundred years ago a concerted effort started to have various Christian bodies pray for Christian unity in fulfillment of the prayer of the Lord Jesus at the Last Supper, "that they all be one." (John 17:21) 

   

This coming week Anglican, Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic churches, parishes and communities celebrate this 100 hundredth anniversary of encouraging everyone to pray, for an 8 day period, for unity among all those who call themselves Christian.  To unite ourselves with this effort let me suggest that for the next 8 days we all prayer this litany that is available on the Vatican website.

               

Come, Holy Spirit!
    Fill our hearts with grace!
Come, Holy Spirit!
    Free us from doubt and mistrust!
Come, Holy Spirit!
    Give us faith to go forward!
Come, Holy Spirit!
  Transform our hearts of stone!
Come, Holy Spirit!
    Bring God’s justice to our world!
Come, Holy Spirit
    Help us to understand that we are sisters and brothers!
Come, Holy Spirit !
    Break down the walls between us!
Come, Holy Spirit!
    Give us your gifts that we may share them!
Come, Holy Spirit !
    Intercede for us, Spirit of the Father, whose profound sighs go further than our words!
Come, Holy Spirit!
    Unite all Christians in Christ our Lord!