1. www.cafod.org.uk cafod.org.uk Day of prayer Friday 25 September

2. Pope Francis is addressing the United Nations on 25 September Why are the UN meeting?

4. What does Pope Francis say about sustainable development?

5. Day of Prayer

6. We pray for the world we live in: that God may open our eyes to recognise the goodness of all creation and help us to do what we can to restore and care for the wonderful gift that we have been given. Lord, in your mercy…

7. We pray for people who are struggling to grow their crops, who are hungry or thirsty, who cannot meet their needs because of droughts, floods or other extreme weather: that God may strengthen and support them and that they may have reason to look with hope to the future. Lord, in your mercy…

8. We pray for our local and global community: that through God’s grace we may be good neighbours to each other and to the whole of creation, restoring and caring for all that God has made. Lord, in your mercy…

9. We pray for world leaders: that God may grant them wisdom to make just decisions which respect the earth and all that lives in it, especially those who are poorest and most vulnerable. Lord, in your mercy…

10. Watch video Let’s pray the Our Father together

11. www.cafod.org.uk cafod.org.uk Day of prayer Friday 25 September Credits: Caritas Internationalis, CAFOD/Adrian White, CAFOD, Claudia Torres, Purple Flame Media.