The UISG, in collaboration with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), invites you to an online prayer gathering to celebrate the Advent season together, guided by the parable of the wheat and the weeds (Mt 13:24–30).

• Date: 16 December 2026
• Time: 14:30–16:00 (Rome time)
• Format: Online (Zoom) 
• Languages: The prayer text will be sent to participants in several languages before the gathering.
• Registration: https://uisg.net/JRSAdventPrayer

In a world marked by conflict, division, and suffering, Advent invites us to recognize the seeds of hope that continue to grow, to welcome life even in the most difficult circumstances, and to nurture peace with patience and discernment.
 

Through listening to the Word of God, personal testimonies, moments of silence, and symbolic gestures, this prayer gathering will guide us on a journey shaped by three invitations: sowing hope, welcoming life, and nurturing peace.

We warmly invite you to join us for this time of prayer and communion, as we renew our shared commitment to sowing hope and building peace.