30/04/2026
THAT EVERYONE MIGHT HAVE FOOD
Pope Leo XIV lifts up his voice in prayer in a world in which millions of people do not have access to adequate food. His intention for May, “That everyone might have food,” focuses on the most urgent challenges of our time: hunger and wasted food. Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s “Pray with the Pope” campaign, the Pope invites the faithful and people of goodwill to join him each month in praying for the intentions he carries in his heart.
In his prayer, Pope Leo XIV sadly recognizes “that millions of brothers and sisters continue to suffer from hunger, while so many goods are wasted at our tables.” The Holy Father invites all believers to come to a new awareness: to learn to be grateful for each meal, to eat simply, and to share with joy, with the understanding that the fruit of the earth is a gift from God, “destined for all, not just a few.”
The Pope begs the Lord that communities might be capable of transforming “the logic of selfish consumption into a culture of solidarity,” promoting concrete action such as “awareness campaigns, food banks, and a sober and responsible lifestyle.” His prayer concludes with a petition rooted in the Gospel: “May no one be excluded from the common table.”
"That everyone might have food," Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for MAY
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amén.
Lord of creation,
You gave us the fertile earth and, with it, our daily bread,
as a sign of Your love and providence.
Today, we recognize with sorrow that millions
of brothers and sisters continue to suffer from hunger,
while so many goods are wasted at our tables.
Awaken in us a new awareness:
that we learn to thank them for every food,
to consume simply, to share with joy,
and to care for the fruits of the earth as a gift from You,
destined for all, not just a few.
Good Father,
make us capable of transforming the logic of selfish consumption
into a culture of solidarity.
May our communities promote concrete gestures:
awareness campaigns, food banks,
and a sober and responsible lifestyle.
You who sent us Your beloved Son Jesus,
broken bread for the life of the world,
give us a new heart, hungry for justice and thirsty for fraternity.
May no one be excluded from the common table,
and may Your Spirit teach us to see bread
not as an object of consumption,
but as a sign of communion and care.
Amen.
