The Canadian Catholic Bishops are asking us faithful to pray for peace, amid the rising tensions and violence in the Middle East.
“Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses our attention on the Lord’s inexhaustible love for humanity, and His desire that all be saved. By praying to the Sacred Heart, we turn to the divine source from which all authentic reconciliation springs, and open the channels for it to flow forth in our lives.”
Let us offer our prayer intentions, a Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, fasting and abstinence in the in the sacrificial spirit of St. Peter and St. Paul, practicing the corporal works of mercy within our local community, and donating to reliable charities working in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East.