Wednesday, June 18, 2014

June 19: Day of Prayer for Iraq

At Sunday's Angelus address, Pope Francis said: "I invite all of you to unite yourselves with my prayer for the dear Iraqi nation, especially for the victims and for those who most suffer the consequences of growing violence, in particular the many persons, among whom are so many Christians, who have had to leave their homes."  His prayer included a hope that the people of Iraq would find “security and peace and a future of reconciliation and justice where all Iraqis, whatever their religious affiliation, will be able together to build up their country, making a model of coexistence.”

The leader of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena in Mosul, Iraq has asked her Sisters throughout Iraq to join her in a time of prayer and retreat to beg God for the protection of the Iraqi people, especially the minority Christian community.

In response to these pleas, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the United States calls upon people of all denominations in the world community to join the Iraqi Sisters in a moment of prayer on Thursday, June 19 at 6 PM (in your time zone) to pray for an end to the violence and the protection of minority Christians in Iraq.  From the press release:  "The Iraqi Sisters are all Iraqi nationals and ministers in healthcare, social services, and education.  . . . As the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine continue their days of intense prayer, they ask that people throughout the world join them on June 19, believing that this intensification of global prayer can make a difference."

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