Prayer

Show your prayerful solidarity for the persecuted Church

Prayer is a vital part of Aid to the Church in Need's work. It is the spiritual bond which unites us in faith, love and solidarity with persecuted and suffering Christians around the world.

Father Werenfried van Straaten with Daughters of the Resurrection Sisters

Seminarians at prayer in China

Chinese Catholics praying

Young Catholics at prayer in China

Father Werenfried van Straaten at an ACN Westminster event

Young altar servers in Africa

Father Werenfried van Straaten (1913-2003), founder of Aid to the Church in Need

Children praying in Egypt

A Sister prays to Our Lady in Lithuania

A young Father Werenfried van Straaten in the Holy Land

The transforming and healing power of  your prayer will comfort and sustain all those who suffer persecution, oppression or discrimination because they believe in Christ.

Please show your solidarity for the persecuted Church today through individual or group prayer and Eucharistic devotion.

	Thoughts for the Day Inspiring words from Aid to the Church in Need’s late founder, Father Werenfried van Straaten, Saints’ and feast days and the readings for the day.
	Join Us in Prayer Show your soldarity with persecuted and suffering Christians around the world by joining us in praying the Angelus and the Rosary. You can listen to the prayers and join in with us each day.
	Pray for the Persecuted Church Why not pray together with your friends, prayer group or parish for the persecuted Church? Pledge your support on this page, hold your own day of prayer and request Aid to the Church in Need’s prayer resources.
	Mass Offerings Find out more about how you can support a poor priest in one of the 130-plus countries where Aid to the Church in Need works by making a Mass offering for your intentions or those of a loved one.
	Your Prayers Tell us your prayer intentions. We will remember you and your loved ones when we pray Angelus and the Rosary in our UK office, and at our monthly Mass.