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Pro Orantibus Day, Nov. 21, 2006

November 18, 2006 |

Pope Benedict XVI has set Nov. 21, the Feast of the Presentation of Mary, as a day to pray for cloistered religious. It is called Pro Orantibus Day (for those who pray).

On this day the faithful around the world are encouraged to develop their own way of commemorating the day and honoring cloistered women and men religious, both at Mass and in other special ways, such as by offering up their prayers, by visiting monasteries and cloistered convents, by sending cards or letters to contemplative religious, and by coordinating school or catechetical activities.

Pro Orantibus Day is intended to be a moment of thanksgiving, solidarity and support involving the entire Church. And as Pope Benedict XVI said in his Angelus message marking last year’s event, it is a wonderful opportunity “to express gratitude to those who consecrate their lives to prayer in the cloister, offering eloquent testimony of the primacy of God and of His Kingdom.”

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