The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle takes us through every region of the world over the course of a year. Praying for each place on earth and its people at least once a year, we affirm our solidarity with Christians all over the world, brothers and sisters living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts. Pray with us!

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity. Prayer sustains us on our way towards a unity that all can see, “so that the world may believe”. (John 17:21)

The suggested prayer texts are based on the publication "Pilgrim Prayer – an Ecumenical Prayer Cycle". The book and the website offer valuable aids for intercessory prayers, prayer on behalf of and in solidarity with others.

Barricades in Kyiv, Ukraine — A collection of so-called 'hedgehogs', large metal constructions used to block roads specifically so that tanks cannot pass, sit on the side of the road at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti --Independence Square -- the central square of Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine, on October 2022. As Russian military forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, such hedgehogs were placed as barricades to prevent Russian troops from advancing into the heart of the city of Kyiv.

This week we pray for: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

20 - 26 April 2025

Sculpture depicting two hands reaching out to each other — Metal sculpture pictured on display by the main entrance to the United Nations climate summit COP29, which takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11-22 November 2024.

Next week we pray for: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

27 April - 03 May 2025

Prayers for the upcoming weeks

Dates	We pray for
06 - 12 July 2025	Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda
13 - 19 July 2025	Eritrea, Ethiopia
20 - 26 July 2025	Djibouti, Somalia
27 July - 02 August 2025	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
03 - 09 August 2025	Republic of Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
10 - 16 August 2025	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea
17 - 23 August 2025	Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
24 - 30 August 2025	Liberia, Sierra Leone
31 August - 06 September 2025	Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
07 - 13 September 2025	Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo

Download the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle Calendar and Countries 2025

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