Will you join with the Catholic Church for one day?

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Has anyone sent Pope Francis’ message to their Congressmen and Senators?
 
I am also encouraging my Protestant brothers and sisters to pray with us on that day.

We should try to get people outside our immediate parish to pray with us as well.
 
As one of the brother who does not believe, I’ll participate in whatever way I can, as he put it.

Probably won’t be prayer, though.
 
It is great that the Pope has done this.
would that the whole world takes up his call and fasts and prays for peace on that day, the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace!
 
Vatican City, Sep 5, 2013 / 11:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A five-hour prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square for peace in Syria, initiated by Pope Francis and to be held this Saturday, will be the largest the Vatican has seen in years, according to the Holy See’s press director.
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“I’ve been here for 23 years and I remember gatherings for peace in Assisi, but I don’t remember anything with this dimension in Saint Peter’s Square,” Fr. Federico Lombardi told a gathering of journalists Sept. 5.

He recalled a peace gathering in Italy and prayer vigils held after the Sept. 11 attacks, but none were of the degree that this will be, he said.

Pope Francis made a global petition on Sept. 1 asking that everyone, regardless of religion or location, to fast and pray during the whole day of Sept. 7 for world peace, particularly in Syria.

“There are so many conflicts in this world which cause me great suffering and worry, but in these days my heart is deeply wounded in particular by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments which are looming,” the Holy Father said Sept. 1.

During his first public general audience since his summer break on Sept. 4, he renewed his invitation.

While the Sept. 7 fast is not binding on the faithful, Pope Francis' repeated exhortations to participate in the fast indicate how close the issue is to the heart of the vicar of Christ.

His call for prayer and fasting comes as nations, including the United States, discuss the possibility of military intervention in Syria, following reports that the Bashar al Assad regime used chemical weapons on its own civilians, killing, according to the U.S. government, more than 1,400 persons.

Pope Francis' prayer vigil will be preceded by the hearing of Confessions, beginning in the evening at 5:45 in St. Peter's Square. There will be 50 priests available for Confession under the colonnades of the square.

Then at 6:30, Pope Francis' Sept. 1 allocution calling for the day of fasting and prayer will be read to introduce the vigil.

Pope Francis will begin the prayer at 7:00, and the Veni Creator Spiritus will be sung.

Four Swiss Guards will carry a statue of Mary, Protectress of the Roman People, starting from the obelisk in the square, accompanied by two girls strewing flowers before her.

The Roman Pontiff will then begin praying the rosary, invoking the intercession at each mystery of Our Lady, Queen of Peace.

There will then be a meditation by the Pope, followed by a minute of silence and Eucharistic Adoration.

The vigil will also include readings from the Bible, and responsorial prayers for peace.

After Adoration, there will be three minutes of silence followed by the recitation of the Office of Readings, part of the Liturgy of the Hours.

At 10:15 there will be a period of extended, prayerful silence, and the vigil will conclude later with Benediction.

In solidarity with the vigil of the Diocese of Rome, many Churches worldwide will be holding similar events.

The Archdiocese of Madrid announced that all Masses said this Saturday will be offered for peace in Syria, and Bishop Demetrio Fernandez Gonzalez of Cordoba asked that church bells be rung at noon to remind Catholics to pray the Angelus to Mary, Queen of Peace.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, announced that the anticipated Mass at his cathedral on Sept. 7 would be said for the intention of peace in Syria, and added that in his diocese “I wish all our Catholic people to abstain from meat this Friday (Sept. 6), and add this intention to their prayers at Sunday Mass.”

In the Archdiocese of Denver, a vigil of Adoration will be held at the cathedral on Sept. 7 from 7 p.m. until midnight.
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I will hopefully be at a prolife conference on the 7th but will definitely remember Syria in my prayers. 👍
 
I will be fasting and praying for Syria that day for sure!
 
Thank you all for responding. Do what you can to get the word out. With Pope Francis leading this I have great expectations for a demonstration of the power of prayer. 👍
 
Our whole family, even the kids, are planning on doing this on Sat. It’s awesome. Prayer is miraculous so all it can be is good.👍
 
Merged another thread and news stories with this very important topic.
 
SteveVH said:
Just got an email from my parish. We are fasting from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday (bread and water if possible) and having the rosary, adoration and benediction on Saturday afternoon before our evening Mass.
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👍👍👍

Ufam Tobie
 
ufamtobie said:
AbideWithMe,
I can’t wait for this Saturday all of God Children Praying and Fasting together, for Peace, Awesome!!! Amen
Ufam Tobie
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It reminds me of the picture I formed in my mind when I read Judith 4: 9-13

“The leaders of Israel prayed earnestly to God and fasted.
They put on sackcloth - they and their wives, their children, their livestock, and every resident foreigner, every slave and hired laborer.
They also covered the altar with sackcloth. Then all the men, women, and children in Jerusalem lay face down on the ground in front of the Temple; they lay there in the Lord’s presence, all in sackcloth, their heads covered with ashes.
They joined together in earnest prayer to the God of Israel, begging him not to let their children be captured, their wives carried off, or their home towns destroyed. They pleaded with him not to give the Gentiles the satisfaction of destroying the Temple and dishonoring it
The Lord heard their prayers and saw their distress.”
 
My prayers will also be humbly offered tomorrow.

May the Father assist us in making a united stand for peace, love and unity for all

God bless 🙂
 
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