“Together against Human Trafficking!” 8 February 2019
Let us together remember the fifth World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.
Prayer:
St. Josephine Bakhita, you were sold into slavery as a child and endured untold hardship and suffering. Once liberated from your physical enslavement, you found true redemption in your encounter with Christ and his Church. O St. Bakhita, assist all those who are trapped in a state of slavery; Intercede with God on their behalf so that they will be released from their chains of captivity. Those, whom man enslaves, let God set free. Provide comfort to survivors of slavery and let them look to you as an example of hope and faith. Help all survivors find healing from their wounds. We ask for your prayers and intercessions for those enslaved among us. Amen.
(Pope Francis, 12 February 2018)
Only together can we walk the long road to freedom, promote the dignity of every person, only together can we fulfill our potential as persons, together, as sisters and brothers, daughters and sons of the same Father. Yes, "Together, against trafficking"!
