PRAYER FOR 
THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR AFRICA 
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS

Loving Father,
in your desire to communicate eternal life, 
you sent Jesus your Son to bring all people into your kingdom.
As the Church in Africa prepares to answer the call to be witness 
to the Gospel through the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, 
we humbly implore you, to strengthen your people for their mission to evangelise all the nations of the continent.
Where there is ignorance, give knowledge;
where there is fear, courage;
where there is indifference, love;
where there is oppression, justice;
where there is conflict, peace.
May the Holy Spirit guide us in forming and living our pastoral plan to make disciples of all the peoples of Africa teaching them to know and
observe all that you have commanded. Through Christ our Lord.  
Amen.

Approved by the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa & Madagascar