P R A Y I N G W I T H T H E C H U R C H
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That the Lord may protect sailors and all those involved in maritime activities.
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Seafaring today is one of the most dangerous and difficult professions. Half a billion people in the world depend on fishing for their livelihood. Away from home for a long time the seafarers are isolated from their families and countries. They need to be cared for. We cannot forget the vital contribution the maritime community makes to the well-being of us all. In no other age have there been so much prosperity, wealth and technological advances in the maritime industry and yet countless workers of the sea are in extreme need, and facing new forms of exploitation in their living and working conditions.
The solidarity of the Catholic Church with the people of the sea is especially manifested by the Apostleship of the Sea, whose mission is to provide the seafarers, fishers and their families their pastoral and spiritual needs and exhort them to be faithful to their vocation and Christian perspective. The Church recognizes their professionalism and contribution and wishes to empower them to deal with their professional issues and uphold their dignity. The Apostleship of the Sea, as an international network and outreach of the Catholic Church cares, for all sailors without any distinction of culture, nationality or religion.
Let us pray and invoke God's choicest blessings on the activities of the Apostleship of the Sea which strives to alleviate some of their difficulties and sufferings and show them some gratitude and solidarity for their contribution to the welfare and prosperity of all.
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