Care for Peace!

Jesus our Lord is risen! Let us rejoice and be glad!

His first greeting to the disciples was a greeting of peace:

“Peace be with you.

As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

He sends us to proclaim peace in this war torn world.

How do we do that? Let us listen to Pope Francis.

In his homily on February 16, 2017, he said:

“May God give us grace to proclaim an end to wars in the world.

We must cultivate peace daily, with our own hands, so that it spreads to the rest of our suffering world.

War begins here, in the heart, inside the person, and finishes out there.

The news we see in the papers or on television …

Today so many people die, and that seed of war, which breeds envy, jealousy and greed in my heart, is the same – grown up, become a tree – as the bomb which falls on a hospital, on a school, and kills children.

It is the same. The declaration of war begins in here, in each of us.

For this reason, the question arises:

‘How do I care for peace in my heart, in my interior, and in my family?’

The answer is: Care for peace. Not only care for it, but make it with your hands every day.

Just so, will we succeed in spreading it throughout the whole world.”

May the Risen Lord, our life and our hope empower us to make peace with our hands every day, and together build a peaceful world.

Your coordinating team:

Sr. Emmanuel Gunanto

Ms. Estrella del Mar

Fr. Dominador Ramos

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