The Image No One Can Erase

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Father of mercy, you called St. John Paul II to serve your Church with courage and hope. Through his intercession, deepen my friendship with Christ, renew my love for every human person, and receive the intention I bring through these nine days. Form my courage through prayer, truth, and charity. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pause in silence, and bring to mind the intention you are praying for.

In the app, your own saved intention rests here during the silence. The narration stays the same for everyone.

God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

Human worth is received from God, not earned by strength, usefulness, age, health, or approval. John Paul II defended this truth across cultures and political divisions. Ask for grace to see the divine image in the person easiest to dismiss, as well as in yourself. Dignity requires concrete protection, patient presence, and just social conditions.

St. John Paul II, intercede for all whose dignity is threatened or forgotten. Help me reject contempt, defend life, and meet each person with the reverence owed to someone loved by God. Show me where reverence must become advocacy, accompaniment, or sacrifice. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

St. John Paul II, pastor and pilgrim, pray that I may belong more fully to Christ. Intercede for the Church, families, young people, the suffering, and all peoples, and help me bear faithful witness to truth, mercy, and hope. Keep my hope anchored in the risen Lord. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.