The loss of a child may be the worst pain a father and mother can experience. There’s no word that could possibly describe such profound grief. Pope Francis asks us to join him in prayer this month precisely for those parents who have lost a child.
“Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.”
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La pérdida de un hijo puede ser el dolor más fuerte que un padre y una madre pueden sentir. No existe una palabra que logre describir un dolor tan profundo. Y es precisamente por los padres que han perdido un hijo que el Papa Francisco nos pide que, este mes, recemos junto a él.
“Oremos para que todos los padres que lloran la muerte de un hijo o de una hija encuentren apoyo en la comunidad y obtengan del Espíritu consolador la paz del corazón”
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On this feast of St. Francis of Assisi, let us pray his prayer of peace for all affected by the violence, displacement and death of people and destruction of land and property as a result of the wars throughout the region.
“God of love and justice,
«Dios de amor y justicia
Israel has agreed to send negotiators to a new round of talks over a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after a diplomatic push from the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
In a world experiencing tremendous challenges – “a third world war fought piecemeal; the flood of migrants…; the burgeoning numbers of the poor; the threat of irreversibly compromising the health of our planet. To say nothing of all the difficulties we encounter each day, which at times risk plunging us into resignation or defeatism”, Pope Francis calls all of us “to embody and communicate the Gospel message of hope”.
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Our sisters and brothers in these areas and in other parts of our world are experiencing profound suffering on a daily basis. In his Easter message, Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” and made a strong appeal for Gaza’s access to humanitarian aid and for an immediate ceasefire in the area.