Guinea-Bissau: Brother and Sister

Prayer For Life

God of all goodness,
You have entrusted us with the
gift of life. Help us to appreciate
that gift from the first moments of
conception to the last breaths of
old age. Send your strength to all
those who defend the unborn, the
weak, and the dying against
attempts to cut short their lives.
May your Holy Spirit touch the
hearts of those who are tempted to
choose the way of death rather
than life. Grant that your people
may always be a sign of your
love in the world. Amen.

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.