Today we
celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Traditionally celebrated on the Second Sunday of
Easter, honors God’s infinite mercy, a devotion revealed to St. Faustina
Kowalska.
Yesterday,
Pope Leo led the world in a prayer service for an end to the war in Iran. Pope Leo
said, "Let us believe once again in love, moderation and good politics. We
must form ourselves and get personally involved, each following our own
calling.
Everyone
has a place in the mosaic of peace!"
He went
on to observe that the Rosary, like other ancient forms of prayer, united the
faithful in its steady rhythm built on repetition, pointing out that peace
gains ground in the same way, "word by word, deed by deed, just as a rock
is hollowed out drop by drop, or fabric woven stitch by stitch." The
Holy Father reminded that these are the slow rhythms of life, a sign
of God’s patience.
"We must
not allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the pace of a world that does not know
what it is chasing. Rather," he suggested, "we must return to serving
the rhythm of life, the harmony of creation and healing its wounds."
Let us pray
this day for peace in our world, in our hearts, and in our homes.