The International Day of Human Fraternity

A Prayer to the Creator - His Holiness Pope Francis

(From his Pontifical Third Encyclical Fratelli Tutti – We Are All Brothers)

Lord, Father of our human family,
you created all human beings equal in dignity:
pour forth into our hearts a fraternal spirit
and inspire in us a dream of renewed encounter,
dialogue, justice and peace.
Move us to create healthier societies
and a more dignified world,
a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war.

May our hearts be open
to all the peoples and nations of the earth.
May we recognize the goodness and beauty
that you have sown in each of us,
and thus forge bonds of unity, common projects,
and shared dreams. Amen.

The full Pontifical Third Encyclical Fratelli Tutti

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