Christ, Our Lasting Hope

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.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Nations, cultures, and personal circumstances change, but Jesus remains faithful. At the end of these nine days, hope rests not in a preferred outcome but in the living Lord. Entrust both your future and your unanswered questions to him. The Church's future is secure because she belongs to him, not because every season feels stable.

St. John Paul II, thank you for accompanying my prayer. Present my intention to Christ, and help me walk forward with steady hope, faithful love for the Church, and confidence in the Lord who never changes. Let that constancy make me peaceful without becoming passive. 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.