Prayer for Employment

O Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary, your Sacred Heart is an ocean of mercy , of goodness, of love toward all but especially for the poor and needy. You were born in poverty. You labored with your own hands, you sanctified toil by choosing it for your own life. O Loving Heart of Jesus please hear my prayer for employment and in your Mother's name grant my request. Amen.

Guinea-Bissau: Dancers

Our Missionaries

The Franciscans have 5,400 missionaries and 800 missions throughout the world. They serve the poor in every continent, following in the steps of St. Francis, with a special ministry to people with leprosy, many of whom are children.

In Need of Prayer

Queen Elizabeth II has awarded three people from Aitape, Papua New Guinea high honors. Bishop Austen Crapp, OFM, with Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.), Archbishop Sir Brian Barnes, OFM with Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) and Mr. Robert Parer with Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) All served with distinction in the 1998 tsunami which destroyed five villages and killed 2200 people.