This is Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of August
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Pope Leo XIV prays during Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome's outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNACNA Staff, Aug 4, 2025 / 13:22 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of August is for mutual coexistence.In a video released July 29, the Holy Father asked the faithful to pray "that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons."According to a press release, this month's video was made in collaboration with the Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom).In the video, Pope Leo recites a prayer composed specifically for this month's prayer intention.Here is Pope Leo's full prayer:Jesus, Lord of our history,Faithful companion and living presence,You who never tire of coming to meet us,Here we are, in need of your peace.We live in times of fear and division.Sometimes we act as if we ...
Pope Leo XIV prays during Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome's outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA
CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2025 / 13:22 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of August is for mutual coexistence.
In a video released July 29, the Holy Father asked the faithful to pray "that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons."
According to a press release, this month's video was made in collaboration with the Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom).
In the video, Pope Leo recites a prayer composed specifically for this month's prayer intention.
Here is Pope Leo's full prayer:
Jesus, Lord of our history,
Faithful companion and living presence,
You who never tire of coming to meet us,
Here we are, in need of your peace.
We live in times of fear and division.
Sometimes we act as if we were alone,
Building walls that separate us from one another,
Forgetting that we are brothers and sisters.
Send us your Spirit, Lord,
To rekindle within us
The desire to understand one another, to listen,
To live together with respect and compassion.
Give us the courage to seek paths of dialogue,
To respond to conflict with gestures of fraternity,
To open our hearts to others without fear of differences.
Make us builders of bridges,
Able to overcome borders and ideologies,
Able to see others through the eyes of the heart,
Recognizing in every person an inviolable dignity.
Help us create spaces where hope can flourish,
Where diversity is not a threat
But a richness that makes us more human.
Amen.
The video prayer intention is promoted by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, which raises awareness of monthly papal prayer intentions.
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