Togo’s Catholic Bishops Call for Renewed Prayers “without ceasing” for Nation During Rosary Month

In the statement that their president, Bishop Benoît Alowonou of Kpalimé Diocese, signed, the Catholic Church leaders further say, “October, the month of the Rosary, opens before us as an urgent call to rekindle our faith and our life of prayer with Mary.” 

“The Rosary is a simple yet powerful prayer: it brightens our nights with hope, strengthens our steps in trials, and opens a better future under God’s gaze. Each decade of the Rosary is a window open to a mystery of Jesus’ life: his humble birth, his radiant mission, his redeeming passion, his Paschal glory,” CET members say.

The Catholic Bishops further say, “With renewed trust in God, the Lord of history, who holds the hearts of men in His hands and safeguards the rights of peoples, let us intensify, Brothers and Sisters, our prayer for our country—not as a mechanical repetition, but as a vital breath.”

They say each ‘Hail Mary’ is a “seed of love and peace planted in the field of our history. The Lord, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, will turn our tears into joy and our uncertainties into hope.”

CET members encourage both personal and communal prayer, saying, “Let us ask God to bless our country, Togo, to grant us the grace of sincere conversion, and to open paths toward a better future for all.”

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They implore, “Holy Virgin Mary, Mediatrix of all graces and Queen of Peace, we come to you with confidence. Intercede for us with your beloved Son, our Savior. Make our hearts docile to the Holy Spirit, and make our lives instruments of justice and peace. Most loving Mother, keep our families, our country, Togo, and the whole world in the love of God and the light of the Gospel. Amen.”

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.