Part of the Forward to We Dare to Say, written by Archbishop Bernard Longley

In anticipation of the Jubilee Year 2025, Pilgrims of Hope, Pope Francis has asked us to keep a special year of prayerful preparation, so we will be open to receive the graces that God wants to pour out upon His Church at this special time.

The Year of Prayer is an encouragement to us, right across the Church, and especially in the family of our own Archdiocese, to focus again on what lies at the heart of our faith in Jesus Christ. Prayer brings us into the presence of God at the beginning of each day, it lifts our hearts and minds towards the same presence throughout the day and it empowers us to serve others as witnesses to God's love, at all times!

During this year we are focussing on the Our Father, within which we can find all the intentions of our hearts. As we pray for the Church and the world, we ask for a deepening of our own faith on our journey towards the Jubilee Year. To help us, I am pleased to commend to you We Dare to Say, a five-week faith-sharing resource on the familiar and powerful words of the Our Father.

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