On January 3rd 2015 Father General has written a letter to all Society on Re-creating the Apostleship of Prayer. “As we celebrate the Nativity of the Lord in this season, I cannot help recalling our personal and apostolic life depends greatly on the importance we give to our prayer, which should be centered on our mission and on direct contact with the world that surrounds us. Pope Francis reiterates this in many ways for all the faithful, and he does so quite directly and particularly for us in the Society. In a number of personal meetings I have had with him, he has fervently urged that we persevere in prayer as the most valuable resource for our apostolic mission and our personal wellbeing. Encouraged by this counsel of the Pope, I want to remind you today, on the titular feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, of the Society’s commitment to the Apostleship of Prayer. As is well known, this movement of ecclesial prayer was born in the bosom of the Society 170 years ago, and from the start it possessed a profound missionary sense and was intimately united to prayer for the intentions of the Pope. Over the years, the Popes have confirmed the Society in this ecclesial service which seeks to promote prayer as an apostolic activity of the faithful.” Then he adds: “In an effort to recover the original richness of the devotion, a few years ago I proposed to those responsible for the Apostleship of Prayer that they undertake a process of renewal for this ecclesial service.” After recalling the previous efforts at renewal, Father General stresses that: “I am aware that re-creating the Apostleship of Prayer will be a long process, which will inevitably require personal conversion on the part of all of us involved in it. Its great strength is that it makes an effort to provide a simple, effective, and fresh way for people to offer the whole of their lives to the Lord from a missionary and apostolic perspective. I urge the whole Society to embrace this proposal with enthusiasm and to implement it with dedication. Its aim is to create a global network of prayer for the needs of the Church and the world.” The letter ends with some recommendations tom the Major Superiors.