At this most important time in the history
of the Catholic Church, Regnum Christi members are being invited
to join in a prayer initiative for the election of
the new Pope by adopting an electoral cardinal in prayer.
Calling themselves the “Pope’s Youth,” 5 young adults from
Brazil (three of whom are Regnum Christi members) have organized
a website to create a spiritual bouquet for the cardinals
who will form the conclave to elect the newest vicar
of Christ. Click here to access the
The group says that, “hearing a call from
the Holy Father to pray for the choice of the
new Pope,” they have issued a “challenge” during this time
of Lenten penitence to intercede for the cardinals. “We’ll welcome the
successor of Saint Peter no matter where he is from,
how old he is, or even his personality,” they said.
“We also wish to be united with him in the
World Youth Day (WYD) of 2013.”
Before the conclave,
all the intentions in this bouquet will be offered as
a gift to the cardinals. But hurry! The
Pope officially retires today (Feb. 28, 2013), and he has
given permission for the conclave to meet earlier than
the usual 15 days after the office of pope is
To join the prayer effort, click on the
the icon of the British flag for the English version
of the website. Register with your email and
create a password. You will then need to
provide your name, age, country, and address. With
your email and password, you can log into the website
and update your prayer bouquet whenever you like.
After registering, you will automatically receive the name of an
electoral cardinal who you can pray for until the beginning
of the conclave.