THE ASSEMBLY OF CATHOUC ORDINARIES OF THE HOLY LAND
Prot. n. 37/2023
Jerusalem. October 11 2023
"Sincc htlsnoithe God ofdisordcr but ofpeace" (1 Cor. 14,33)
Dcar broihers and sisters.
may the Lord indecd givc us His peacc!
The pain and dismay at what is Happening is great. Once again we find oursclves in the midst of a
political and military crisis. We have suddcnly been catapultcd into a sea of unpreccdcnted violencc. The hatrcd, which we have unfortunately already been expcriencing for too long, will incrcasc even more, and the ensuing spiral of violencc will create more destruction. Evcrything seems to speak ofdeath. Yet, in this time of sottow and dismay, we do not want to remain helpless. We cannot let death and its sting (1 Cor 15:55) bc the only word we hear. Thal is why we fccl the need to pray, to tum our hcarts to God the Father Only in this way we can draw the strcngth and screnity needed to endure thesc hard times, by tuming to Hirn, in prayer and interccssion, to implore …More