CNA Staff, 01 October, 2024 / 1:05 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of October is for a shared Catholic mission.
“We Christians are all responsible for the Church’s mission. Every priest. Everyone,” the pope said in a video released Sept. 30.
“We priests are not the bosses of the laity but their pastors. Jesus called us, one and others — not one above others, or one on one side and others on another side, but complementing each other,” he said, adding: “We are community. That is why we need to walk together, taking the path of synodality.”
Let us #PrayTogether that the Church may continue to sustain a synodal approach as a sign of shared responsibility. May we promote the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and lay people. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray pic.twitter.com/J7XGB32P5j
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 30, 2024
“What can I do as a bus driver? A farmer? A fisher? What all of us need to do is to witness with our lives. Be co-responsible for the Church’s mission.”
