Thanks to Sister Joseph Spring, president of Assumption College for Sisters, for sharing the following:
On September 21, international resident students and several
faculty of Assumption College for Sisters. Denville, gathered in the convent chapel to pray a
special Evening Prayer commemorating the International Day of Peace. The altar was surrounded by flags representing
the countries of origin of the resident students. At the beginning of the
prayer, ACS faculty member, Jean Wedemeier, explained and distributed mission
rosaries that she herself made, reminding the students and those assembled,
that only through prayer will world peace be attained.
Flags of the various countries represented by the students were depicted surrounding a globe placed in front of the altar. Pictured here are the international resident students who have come to Assumption College for Sisters for the first time this year: Sister Maria Lien Phung, LHC-NT,Sister Ana Leticia Castro Osorio, OMO, Guatemala; Sister Domitille Ndayisenga, BM, Burundi; Sister Cecilia Foleng, STT, Cameroon; Miss Angela Ionnone, Italy; Sister Anna Ngoc, LHC-NT, Vietnam; Sister Mary Elizabeth Pajoc Siney, OMO, El Salvador.
The International Day of
Peace was created in 1981 when the United Nations resolved to observe September
21 each year for the purpose of fostering peace throughout the world through
focusing on common goals, alleviating tensions and recognizing causes of
conflict. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has used the International Day
of Peace to call for a nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear
weapons. UN member states have also been urged to commemorate the International
Day of Peace with a global ceasefire in any sort of warfare that they are
engaged in. By creating the International Day of Peace,
the UN devoted itself to worldwide peace and encouraged all of humankind to
work in cooperation for this goal.
To inaugurate the day, the "Peace Bell" is rung at UN Headquarters. The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents. It was given as a gift by the Diet of Japan, and is referred to as "a reminder of the human cost of war." The inscription on its side reads: "Long live absolute world peace."
Assumption College for Sisters is a two-year Sister Formation College sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity.
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