Lord God, who chose Saint Luke to reveal by his preaching and writings the mystery of your love for the poor, grant that those who already glory in your name may persevere as one heart and one soul and that all nations may merit to see your salvation.

Family plays such an important role for prisoners on their journey towards rehabilitation and restoration to the community. #RememberMe #PrisonsWeek

Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confessions of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that just as the glorious passion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendour, so it may be for us unending

Grant, O Lord, that the example of the life of service and suffering of your teacher and Martyr Saint Richard Gwyn, may increase our love, inspire our service of the young, and heal the wounds dividing those who praise the name of Jesus Christ, your only Son, our Lord.

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that the revered intercession of Saint Hedwig may bring us heavenly aid, just as her wonderful life is an example of humility for all.

Pour out on us, we pray, O Lord, the spirit with which you so remarkably endowed Saint Margaret Mary, so that we may come to know that love of Christ which surpasses all understanding and be utterly filled with your fullness.

Faith in Action is a vital PACT initiative aimed at supporting those leaving prison to make a fresh start in the community. #RememberMe #PrisonsWeek

O God, who through your Spirit raised up Saint Teresa of Jesus to show the Church the way to seek perfection, grant that we may always be nourished by the food of her heavenly teaching and fired with longing for true holiness.

O God, who raised up Pope Saint Callistus the First to serve the Church and attend devoutly to Christ’s faithful departed, strengthen us, we pray, by his witness to the faith, so that, rescued from the slavery of corruption, we may merit an incorruptible inheritance.

Prison chaplains play a pivotal role in the prison service. They provide a spiritual and pastoral lifeline for prisoners, often seen as being outside the prison establishment, which allows them to build trust and relationships. #RememberMe #PrisonsWeek

This week we celebrate Prisons Week it aims to encourage prayer and awareness of the needs of prisoners and their families, victims of offenders, prisons staff and all those who care. https://t.co/ajfYOE8qZL

"For too many people prison is a place of hopelessness and despair, an education in vice rather than virtue." Find out more here: https://t.co/JfXC0eB8m1

God and Heavenly Father, please show us how we can give freely and willingly of what we possess, including our time, to serve and support those you love and care about connected with the prison system – prisoners, their families, victims of crime, and those who serve in prisons

Today we celebrate Prisoners’ Sunday. It marks the first day of the ecumenical Prisons Week, a week of prayer that raises awareness of issues faced by those affected by the criminal justice system. https://t.co/HQeCcczkci

Almighty ever-living God, who in Pope Saint John the Twenty-Third have given a living example of Christ, the Good Shepherd, to shine throughout the whole world, grant us, we pray, that, through his intercession, we may joyfully pour out an abundance of Christian charity.

O God, giver of all good things, who through the Priest Saint John Leonardi caused the Gospel to be announced to the nations, grant, through his intercession, that the true faith may always and everywhere prosper. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with

God, who sent the Bishop Saint Paulinus of York to build up your Church, grant, we beseech you, by his prayers and example that we may make known your wonders and tell of your truth, that with him we may receive the reward you prepare for all your faithful.

O God, who sent Saint Denis and his companions to preach your glory to the nations and strengthened them for their mission with the virtue of constancy in suffering, grant, we pray, that we may imitate them in disdaining prosperity in this world and in being undaunted by any

Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Department for Social Justice of the Bishops' Conference welcomed Pope Leo's first Apostolic Exhortation and encouraged its application across England and Wales.

"I have loved you..." Jesus' words provide the title for Pope Leo XIV's first Apostolic Exhortation, "Dilexi te", on love for the poor. You can read the full text of "Dilexi te" here: