Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024
Jerusalem, January 20 – 28
Theme : “You shall love the Lord your God ... and your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27)
The materials for the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were prepared by an ecumenical team from Burkina Faso. This country is currently experiencing a serious security crisis, which affects all the communities of faith. Churches have been expressly targeted by armed attacks. Priests, pastors and catechists have been killed during worship and the fate of others who were kidnapped remains unknown. Nevertheless, a degree of solidarity is emerging between the Christian, Muslim and traditional religions. Their leaders are working together for peace, social cohesion and reconciliation. Christians are called to act like Christ in loving like the Good Samaritan, showing mercy and compassion to those in need, regardless of their religious, ethnic or social identity. Continued disunity disfigures their witness and they acknowledge the need for ecumenical conversion. Christ entrusts the world’s wounded and needy to our Churches, to tend their brokenness and help restore them to health. This mission in service of the world is also the pathway towards the unity which is God’s gift for God’s people.
PROGRAMME
- Saturday, Jan. 20 Anastasis (Holy Sepulchre), Calvary 5:30 p.m. Greek Orthodox Office of “Apodeipnon” (Compline)
- Sunday, Jan. 21 Anglican Cathedral of St George 5:00 p.m. Nablus Road
- Monday, Jan. 22 Armenian Cathedral of St James 5:00 p.m. Old City, Armenian Quarter
- Tuesday, Jan. 23 Lutheran Church of the Redeemer 5:00 p.m. Old City, near the Holy Sepulchre
- Wednesday, Jan. 24 St Saviour’s Latin Parish Church 5:00 p.m. Old City, near New Gate
- Thursday, Jan. 25 Upper Room, Cenacle 4:00 p.m. Mount Zion
- Friday, Jan. 26 St George’s Church, Coptic Orthodox 5:00 p.m. Old City, near Jaffa Gate
- Saturday, Jan. 27 Ethiopian Orthodox Church 5:00 p.m. West Jerusalem, off Prophets’ Street
- Sunday, Jan. 28 Greek Catholic Church of Annunciation 5:00 p.m. Old City, near Jaffa Gate
