PEACE: January 1, World Day of Peace

During your day, please pause for a moment and say the following prayer from St. John Paul II:
 
Prayer for Peace
 
Mary, Queen of Peace,
save us all, who have so much trust in you,
from wars, hatred, and oppression.
Make us all learn to live in peace,
and educate ourselves for peace,
do what is demanded by justice and respect the rights of every person,
so that peace may be firmly established.
Amen.
 
If you are in the Portland area, consider attending the annual St. Ignatius Peace Mass
 
Monday January 1
10:00 A.M.
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
3400 SE 43 ^rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
 
Flyer
 
Why You Want to Attend: “…The truth that the globe is inhabited by a single family in which all have the same basic needs and all have a right to the goods of the earth is a fundamental principle of catholic teaching.” USCCB, The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response, 1983