Most Rev. Joseph Dabrowski, CSMA, Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown, joins the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in inviting Catholic faithful to pray for peace in the world during this month of June, which is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Parishes, communities of consecrated and apostolic life, families, movements and associations, and individuals within the Church are invited to pray and work for peace by:
- including suitable intentions in one’s daily prayers
- reciting a prayer to the Sacred Heart each day during the remainder of June;
- attending Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction with the Most Blessed Sacrament;
- reciting a Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- including appropriate petitions during the Universal Prayer at daily and Sunday Masses this month;
- attending Mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 27th);
- offering one’s fasting and abstinence, during the Apostles’ Fast, for this particular concern, in the sacrificial spirit of St. Peter and St. Paul;
- practicing the corporal works of mercy within one’s local community, and donating to reliable charities working in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East.
The CCCB press release is available:
In English: A Call to Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East During the Month of the Sacred Heart – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops