Here are a number of petitions suggested for use during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25). They come from the Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute in New York.
Petitions for Christian Unity
For Christian Churches and Communities, that they may be faithful witnesses to the Gospel …
For church leaders everywhere during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, that they may work together and promote unity among Christians …
For the leadership of the Church throughout the world during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, that they may witness to Christ’s prayer “That All May Be One” …
For each of us, that we may hear Christ’s call to be witnesses and live faithfully the Good News of the Gospel …
For the various ecumenical dialogues between our church and other denominations, that they bear witness to the quest for Christian unity in Jesus’ name …
For those who bear witness to Christ through the ministry of ecumenism, that they always seek the unity that is found in Christ.
— posted on the website of the Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute.
