The Pope's Intentions are set up a year ahead. By the end of March we should have a Pope who can then take ownership of these prayers.
March 2013
Pope's Intentions
Respect for Nature
That respect for nature may grow with the awareness that all creation is God's work entrusted to human responsibility.
Clergy
That bishops, priests, and deacons may be tireless messengers of the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
" I have come not to abolish but to fulfill"
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration Nostra Aetate, which opened up new prospects for Jewish-Christian relations in terms of dialogue and solidarity. This Declaration... recalls the common roots and the immensely rich spiritual heritage that Jews and Christians share. Both Jews and Christians recognize in Abraham their father in faith (cf. Gal 3,7; Rom 4,11ff.), and they look to the teachings of Moses and the prophets. Jewish spirituality, like its Christian counterpart, draws nourishment from the psalms. With the apostle Paul, Christians are convinced that "the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable" (Rom 11,29). In considering the Jewish roots of Christianity, my venerable Predecessor John-Paul II... affirmed that "whoever meets Jesus Christ meets Judaism"...
God created us all "in his image" (cf. Gn 1,27)... Before God, all men and women have the same dignity, whatever their nation, culture or religion. Hence, the Declaration Nostra Aetate also speaks with great esteem of Muslims and of the followers of other religions. On the basis of our shared human dignity the Catholic Church "condemns as foreign to the mind of Christ any kind of discrimination whatsoever between people, or harassment of them, done by reason of race or color, class or religion" (n. 5). The Church is conscious of her duty to transmit this teaching, in her catechesis for young people and in every aspect of her life... It is a particularly important task, since today, sadly, we are witnessing the rise of new signs of antisemitism and various forms of a general hostility towards foreigners. How can we fail to see in this a reason for concern and vigilance? The Catholic Church is committed - I reaffirm this again today - to tolerance, respect, friendship and peace between all peoples, cultures and religions.