Please read the following note from Fr. Klima regarding a special mass and day of fasting this coming Saturday. ...... Sisters and brothers of Seton Parish, our Holy Father, Francis has made the following declaration for all of our Church: “To this end, brothers and sisters, I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church on 7 September next, the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace, a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative. On 7 September, in Saint Peter’s Square, here, from 19:00 until 24:00, we will gather in prayer and in a spirit of penance, invoking God’s great gift of peace upon the beloved nation of Syria and upon each situation of conflict and violence around the world. Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace! I ask all the local churches, in addition to fasting, that they gather to pray for this intention. Let us ask Mary to help us to respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love. She is our mother: may she help us to find peace; all of us are her children! Help us, Mary, to overcome this most difficult moment and to dedicate ourselves each day to building in every situation an authentic culture of encounter and peace.” Here at Seton Parish, we will respond to this plea by our Holy Father by having a Mass for Peace on Saturday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Holy Hour with exposition of the Eucharist that will close with Benediction. We will continue throughout our Masses on the weekend to pray for peace that through the intercession of Mary, the Queen of Peace, once again a way may be found to bring about a settlement to the armed conflict in Syria through a peaceful negotiation, rather than the escalation of violence. Fr. Jim Klima
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:10:53 +0000