Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 7:56-58
Mass: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Resp Ps 103; Mk 6:1-6
Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
For today's reflection, I include one paragraph from the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, signed jointly February 4, 2019, by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb.
We,
who believe in God and in the final meeting with Him and His judgment, on the
basis of our religious and moral responsibility, and through this Document,
call upon ourselves, upon the leaders of the world as well as the architects of
international policy and world economy, to work strenuously to spread the
culture of tolerance and of living together in peace; to intervene at the
earliest opportunity to stop the shedding of innocent blood and bring an end to
wars, conflicts, environmental decay and the moral and cultural decline that
the world is presently experiencing.
LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.
SAINT PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, PRAY FOR US.
The visit to the United Arab Emirates belongs to the 'surprises' of God. So let us praise Him and His providence, and pray that the seeds sown may bring forth fruits of peace.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, February 6, 2019)
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