The Pope is urging Catholics at Masses this weekend to gather and pray for peace in our world.
New Zealand’s bishops – including Archbishop Paul – are following the Pope’s lead, and are calling on all parishes to host a short, 10-minute prayer for peace after Masses this weekend.
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has prepared resources parishes can use, including a special Prayer for Peace that can be read at Masses and for other local prayer contexts.
The prayer resources, in PowerPoint format, can be found here:
https://bit.ly/NZPeacePrayerPPT
The prayer resources, as a PDF, can be found here:
https://bit.ly/NZPeacePrayerPDF
Let us all pray for peace in our troubled world, and that leaders may choose dialogue and encounter instead of violence.