Pray for Peace

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Traditionally celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, honors God’s infinite mercy, a devotion revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska.

Yesterday, Pope Leo led the world in a prayer service for an end to the war in Iran. Pope Leo said, "Let us believe once again in love, moderation and good politics. We must form ourselves and get personally involved, each following our own calling. 
Everyone has a place in the mosaic of peace!" 

He went on to observe that the Rosary, like other ancient forms of prayer, united the faithful in its steady rhythm built on repetition, pointing out that peace gains ground in the same way, "word by word, deed by deed, just as a rock is hollowed out drop by drop, or fabric woven stitch by stitch." The Holy Father reminded that these are the slow rhythms of life, a sign of God’s patience. 

"We must not allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the pace of a world that does not know what it is chasing. Rather," he suggested, "we must return to serving the rhythm of life, the harmony of creation and healing its wounds."

Let us pray this day for peace in our world, in our hearts, and in our homes.