{"id":3232,"date":"2021-05-18T13:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T01:45:36","slug":"prayer-for-peace-between-israelis-and-palestinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/prayer-for-peace-between-israelis-and-palestinians\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Peace between Israelis and Palestinians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church is always in prayer for the cessation of conflict in all parts of the world and especially in the Middle East. May the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians cease!<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offer reflections in a spirit of prayer and hope.<\/p>\n<p>After the Regina Coeli prayer in St Peter\u2019s Square on May 16, 2021, Pope Francis\u00a0 made an appeal for justice and peace:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Dear brothers and sisters! I am following with great concern what is happening in the Holy Land. In these days, violent armed clashes between the Gaza Strip and Israel have gained the upper hand, risk degenerating into a spiral of death and destruction. Many people have been injured and many innocent people have died. Among them are even children, and this is terrible and unacceptable. Their death is a sign that they do not want to build the future, but they want to destroy it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Moreover, the growing hatred and violence that is involving various cities in Israel is a serious wound to fraternity and to peaceful coexistence among the citizens, which will be difficult to heal if we do not open immediately to dialogue. I wonder: where will hatred and vengeance lead? Do we really think we can build peace by destroying the other? \u201cIn the name of God who has created all human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and who has called them to live together as brothers and sisters\u201d (cf. Document on Human Fraternity) I make an appeal to calm and, to who is responsible for it, to put a stop to the din of weapons and to follow the paths of peace, even with the help of the International Community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Let us pray constantly that the Israelis and Palestinians may find the path of dialogue and forgiveness, to be patient builders of peace and justice, opening up, step after step, to a common hope, to a coexistence among brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Let us pray for the victims, in particular for the children; let us pray for peace to the Queen of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>To view Pope Francis&#8217; entire prayer and reflection, please visit the Vatican&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_regina-caeli_20210516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or watch the video below, which includes an English translation.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-880abf574fb4e1e3eac380a416483a8c ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:725px; max-height:725px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"May 16 2021 Regina Coeli prayer Pope Francis\" width=\"600\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tlo5GEIs-lc?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Bishops\u2019 Chairman for International Justice and Peace also renewed prayers for Israel and Palestine. Please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2021\/us-bishops-chairman-international-justice-and-peace-renews-prayers-israel-and-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2021\/us-bishops-chairman-international-justice-and-peace-renews-prayers-israel-and-palestine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All are invited to join in intercession for those who suffer and for the good will of all who can contribute to healing and peace-building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church is always in prayer for the cessation of conflict in all parts of the world and especially in the Middle East. May the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians cease! 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