How can we support the Conclave?
Rather than letting this be a political show or sports draft night, the Conclave can be a time of prayer for the cardinals as they take on their important responsibility before God of responding to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to be able to discern who should be the successor of St. Peter and the successor of Pope Francis. You can sign up for the pontifical campaign and be assigned to pray for one of the 135 cardinal electors participating in the upcoming conclave. The prayer initiative will share the cardinal’s name, birthplace, and birthday. Please take that cardinal to every one of your prayers because, as each of these cardinals has been saying to us, they depend on the prayers of the entire Church. Only cardinals under the age of 80 are voting members in the conclave — but the selection of a pope is the act of the entire mystical body of Christ — you and me too. The prayer itself is simple: “
“Heavenly Father, guide the cardinals in wisdom and love as they may lead your Church. May your will be their compass. Amen.”