Join Us- Daily Weekday Holy Hour for Peace- Online Live Adoration with the Rosay- 8 PM Eastern Time
Hello Everyone,
The President of the United States Bishops, Archbishop Coakley, has asked for Holy Hours for Peace to be offered. He with his brother Bishops see the recent tensions around the world which could lead to World War III and the violent events and protests in our country as a call to examine our own hearts so we can become peace-makers and pray for world peace. (See the article from Aleteia below)
As Guild members our response will be to have a weekday online Holy Hour and Rosary at 8 PM Eastern Time. How much do you want Peace in the world? Let's listen to Blessed Mother's request to pray the rosary. Will you join with us?
Rosary and Holy Hour for Peace in the World- 8 PM Eastern Time -Followed by a blessing with the relic of St Benedict Joseph Labre
Link for those who need it: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85480478973?pwd=K9TW1RkcOA2k1rza4QTUlLqF8KwFOn.1
Meeting ID: 854 8047 8973
Passcode: 127712
US Bishops’ president calls for Holy Hours for Peace across nation
Antoine Mekary | ALETEIA
Christine Rousselle - published on 01/28/26
Archbishop Coakley expressed his hopes that these Holy Hours are "a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation" and urged Catholics everywhere to participate.
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Priests and bishops around the United States should offer a "Holy Hour for Peace" in the near future as a way to promote the healing of society, Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), said on Wednesday, January 28.
"Many people today feel powerless in the face of violence, injustice, and social unrest. To those who feel this way, I wish to say clearly: Your faithfulness matters. Your prayers matter. Your acts of love and works of justice matter," said Archbishop Coakley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Catholics and others of good will serve one another and work for peace and justice, something Archbishop Coakley said he was "deeply grateful" for.
"Whether feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, caring for the sick, accompanying the lonely, visiting the imprisoned, or striving daily to love their neighbors, no work of mercy or act of justice is ever wasted in the eyes of God," he said.
While "proper laws must be respected," these works of mercy, along with peaceful assemblies and caring for others, "are signs of hope, and they build peace more surely than anger or despair ever could," he said.
Archbishop Coakley cited the recent killings of two people in Minneapolis by immigration enforcement officers, as well as the killing of a detained man in Texas, as "just a few of the tragic examples of the violence that represents failures in our society to respect the dignity of every human life."
"We mourn this loss of life and deplore the indifference and injustice it represents. The current climate of fear and polarization, which thrives when human dignity is disregarded, does not meet the standard set by Christ in the Gospel," he said.
Catholics everywhere should participate
As a way to promote healing, Archbishop Coakley "invite(s) my brother bishops and priests across the United States to offer a Holy Hour for Peace in the days ahead."
A "Holy Hour for Peace" is published by the USCCB and includes readings from James, Psalm 122, and John. The Litany of Peace is recited.
"Let us pray for reconciliation where there is division, for justice where there are violations of fundamental rights, and for consolation for all who feel overwhelmed by fear or loss," he said. "I encourage Catholics everywhere to participate, whether in parishes, chapels, or before the Lord present in the quiet of their hearts for healing in our nation and communities."
Archbishop Coakley expressed his hopes that these Holy Hours are "a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation."
"Entrusting our fears and hopes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us ask the Lord to make us instruments of his peace and witnesses to the inherent dignity of every person," he said.
"Let us pray together, confident that God hears the cry of his people and remains close to all who seek him."