Greetings of Peace from Rome!
The OMI General Service of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation reiterates Fr. General’s Appeal for Peace in Sri Lanka made in February 2006.
“Through baptism and through our vows we are a priestly people and prayer is a most powerful way to mediate peace. Anytime during the next four weeks would be most opportune for our prayerful intervention. Collective prayer sessions with the use of symbols, novenas, meditating in silence…or any other suitable form of prayer would be in order. We need to remind ourselves that prayer is an integral component of evangelization.”
“We also invite our friends, partners and co-workers, both lay and religious, to join us in this spiritual endeavour for PEACE in Sri Lanka.”
This time as Sri Lanka is again on the brink of war, we invite everyone to participate in the call for PRAYER and FASTING for Peace called by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sri Lanka.
Reports from the ground tell us that the political situation in Sri Lanka has worsened these past weeks. Violence and killing continue to escalate with the recent suicide bombing inside the Military Camp in the capital and the aerial bombings in the North-East of the country. Once again the Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tiger Tamil Ealam (LTTE) is observed more in violation that people fear an immanent declaration of an all-out war and the closure of the main highway (A 9 Highway) that connects the South and the North.
In the midst of these wanton killings coupled by anxieties and uncertainties, prayers and fasting for peace has become, seemingly, our only remaining recourse. We invite all people of goodwill, especially OMI Institutions, Houses, Centers and Parishes to include a special intention for Sri Lanka in their daily prayers and to devote four (4) Fridays beginning on the 27th of April in Fasting for Peace in Sri Lanka.
Pace e Bene!
Eliseo “Jun” Mercado, OMI
Director
General Service of Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation
Oswald Firth, OMI
1st Assistant General
Portfolio on Mission and JPIC
26 April 2006
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