Brigidines support the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking which takes place each year on February 8th – the day dedicated to the memory of Sudanese woman, St Josephine Bakhita. ( Learn more about St Josephine Bakhita here. St Josephine Bakhita – csb website 2021)
“Ambassadors of Hope: Together Against Human Trafficking” is the theme of this year’s Day of Prayer and Awareness. The Day calls for global prayer for an end to human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. It aims to raise awareness of the need for a stronger global response to human trafficking at all levels.
A seven hour Global Pilgrimage Event will be accessible online on 8 February 11.30 CET and people can tune in and out as to suit time zones. Access the online event here: Global Pilgrimage Event
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Pray with the Vigil Prayers: 11th_International Day of Prayer and Awareness 2025
Background notes for 2025 theme, from Talitha Kum: Ambassadors of Hope: Together Against Human Trafficking
Let us PRAY together for transformative ACTION to end human trafficking,
Let us be an ambassador of HOPE for those dejected!
Let us LISTEN to the survivors’ advocates to RAISE their voices!
Let us ACT for justice for the “ Bakhitas” of today, for their liberty and freedom.
Let us ACCOMPANY vulnerable migrants and refugees in their JOURNEY for their safety to dream of a better life.
Let us DREAM with children and young people for a world without human trafficking,
Let us ACT together to build a world without human trafficking.
(Source – Talitha Kum)
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“I encourage those who work helping the men, women and children who are enslaved, exploited, abused as instruments of work or pleasure, who are often tortured and mutilated. It is my hope that government leaders may work decisively to remove the causes of this disgraceful scourge, it is a scourge unworthy of society. May each one of us feel committed to being a voice for our brothers and sisters, who have been humiliated in their dignity.”
– Pope Francis