The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually on 18-25 January in the Northern Hemisphere and around Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere.
Each year ecumenical partners in a different region are asked to prepare the materials. In order to pray together for unity among churches throughout the year, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 were prepared by the brothers and sisters of the monastic community of Bose in northern Italy.
The guiding biblical text for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 comes from John 11:17-27. The theme for the week, “Do you believe this?” (v. 26), takes its cue from the dialogue between Jesus and Martha when Jesus visited the home of Martha and Mary in Bethany following the death of their brother Lazarus.
The year 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Christian Ecumenical Council, held in Nicaea, near Constantinople in 325 CE. This commemoration provides a unique opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the common faith of Christians, as expressed in the Nicene Creed, which traces its origins to the Council of Nicaea.
The Council of Nicaea led to the adoption of the Nicene Creed as an expression of the common faith of Christians. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 offers an invitation to draw on this shared heritage and to enter more deeply into the faith that unites all Christians.
The resources include an ecumenical opening prayer service, biblical reflections and prayers for eight days, and other elements of worship.
The materials for 2025 are available in seven languages, and include a child-friendly version and the reading plan on the YouVersion’s Bible App.
Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025
Reading plan on the Youversion Bible app
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025: Resource for all ages
