How to pray for the unity of Christians this year?

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Since 1939, in its current form, the week of prayer for the unity of Christians is celebrated every year from January 18 to 25 (date of the feast of conversion of Saint Paul) by the Christians of the various confessions around the world.It is an opportunity, for all members of the churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) to remember that Christ is the only foundation of the Church, and to pray together for a greater unity between them.

Unity, a gift from God

You have to leave there.The week of the unity of Christians is not first of all a time of reciprocal information or even of dialogue, but of fraternal prayer where, together, Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, we unite ours to that of Christ for "carry fruit in abundance ".

Fruit of the prayer of Christ, the unity of Christians is therefore fundamentally a gift that we hope for from God.The communion of the Father and the Son (in the Spirit) is the source of the unity of the Christians.And the sharing of the knowledge of the true God and the one he sent, Jesus Christ, his purpose.

"Stay in my love and you will have abundance fruit.(Jean, 15,1-17) The reference text, for the meditation of this year 2021, is taken from the Gospel of Jean.It is meditated, as every year, by an international and interconafessional commission, emanating from both the pontifical council for the promotion of the unity of Christians and the ecumenical council of churches.Ideas to live this prayer week for Christians are available on the site: https: // unitedesschretiens.Fr/

Live a prayer path for the unity of Christians

Comment prier pour l'unité des chrétiens cette année ?

The monastic community of Grandchamp in Switzerland whose nuns belong to different Christian traditions offers a daily time for reflection and meditation around extracts from the Gospel of John. 1^er Jour : Appelés par Dieu – « Ce n’est pas vous qui m’avez choisi, c’est moi qui vous ai choisis » (Jn 15,16a)

2^e Jour : Mûrir intérieurement – « Demeurez en moi comme je demeure en vous » (Jn 15,4)

3^e Jour : Former un corps uni – « Aimez-vous les uns les autres comme je vous ai aimés » (Jn 15,12)

4th day: Pray together - "I no longer call you servants ... I call you friends" (Jn 15,15)

5^e Jour : Se laisser transformer par la Parole – « Déjà vous êtes émondés par la parole… » (Jn 15,3)

6^e Jour : Accueillir l’autre – « Que vous portiez du fruit et que votre fruit demeure » (Jn 15,16)

7^e Jour :Grandir dans l’unité – « Je suis la vigne, vous êtes les sarments » (Jn 15,5)

8^e Jour : Se réconcilier avec tout le créé – « Que ma joie soit en vous et que votre joie soit parfaite » (Jn 15,11)

Other tracks to participate in the 2021 prayer week for Christian unity

Here is a selection of initiatives that you can join since you at home:

What unites us is much stronger than what divides us - such is the great discovery which is at the origin of the ecumenical movement.The most important element of our unity is the presence of the risen Christ who promised his disciples that he would be with them until the end of time. C'est dans ce contexte qu'est exprimée la promesse de Jésus qui sert de thème pour la Semaine de prière pour l'unité de cette année : "Stay in my love and you will have abundance fruit.(Jean, 15,1-17) It's up to us to make this very beautiful theme!