Pray for Puerto Rico
A Spanish fortress from the 1500s at the entrance to San Juan Bay.
Photo: Chad Sparkes from Kissimmee,Florida, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
About Puerto Rico
The capital is San Juan. People speak Spanish and English. The largest faith is Christianity.
Source: Wikipedia, with the cited sources it lists.
Prayer briefing for Puerto Rico
Last updated October 2026. Facts come from the sources listed below.
Current events
Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, has faced water shortages in the San Juan area since August 2026, and a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Yauco in September injured three people. In late September three people died when a boat capsized near Isla de Mona, and the US Coast Guard rescued at least 40 people.
We pray for: Immediate relief, safety and urgent help.
Spiritual landscape
About 89% of Puerto Ricans were Christian in 2020 and about 10% were unaffiliated. A Pew Research Center survey in 2013 to 2014 found about 56% Catholic and about 33% Protestant, a shift away from Catholicism.
We pray for: Spiritual awakening, hope and the spread of truth.
Let us pray together
Our Father, we come to You together for Puerto Rico. Provide clean water for every home, and comfort those who have lost loved ones at sea. Keep families safe, and give wisdom to those who lead. Let Your love and truth flow through every church across the island. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Sources
More ways to pray
PrayerCast shares short prayer videos for the nations. Watch its video for Puerto Rico and pray along.
Watch the PrayerCast video for Puerto Rico
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