Join Pope Francis in fasting and praying for peace on September 7,
Vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
"I appeal strongly for peace, an appeal which arises from the deep within me.... What can we do to make peace in the world? As Pope John said, it pertains to each individual to establish new relationships in human society under the mastery and guidance of justice and love.... All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace....
"Let us ask Mary to help us to respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love. She is our mother: may she help us to find peace; all of us are her children! Help us, Mary, to overcome this most difficult moment and to dedicate ourselves each day to building in every situation an authentic culture of encounter and peace. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!"
~Pope Francis, 9/1/13 Angelus
PRAYER TO MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
To you, the first-fruits of humanity redeemed by Christ, set free at last from the slavery of evil and sin, we raise together our heartfelt, trusting plea: listen to the cry of pain of the war victims, of the victims of the many forms of violence that bathe the earth in blood.
Dispel the shadows of sorrow and of loneliness, of hatred and of revenge. Open to forgiveness the minds and hearts of all!
Mother of mercy and of hope, obtain for us the precious gift of peace; peace in hearts and families, in communities and among peoples; peace above all for those Nations where people fight and die every day.
Obtain that every human being of every race and culture may encounter and accept Jesus, who came down to earth in the mystery of Christmas to give "his" peace to us.
O Mary, Queen of Peace, give us Christ, the world's true Peace!
~Pope John Paul II
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