From Our Parish Bulletin

This was written by one of our assistant pastors at St. Peter Chanel Parish. The advice is at least as important as Mr. Ridge's duct tape advice.

“While many factors are involved in the causes that go to producing a war, throughout Salvation History we see that the deepest cause for war is sin. Our Lady of Fatima reiterated that again in 1917 predicting the advent of World War II 'if people did not cease offending God.' This statement is obviously not referring to just the sins of political leaders, but the sins of everyone.

“Peace is thus a gift from God, but a gift for which we have to cooperate by means of conversion of heart and prayer. The prayer that Our Lady specially asked for was the recitation of the Rosary. She told the children on July 13th, 1917: ‘Continue to pray the Rosary every day in honor of our Lady of the Rosary in order to obtain peace for the world. . . .because only she can save you.’ God has freely chosen to give us the precious gift of peace through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“John Paul II on February 9, just two weeks ago, invited us to do the same thing: ‘At this time of international concern we all feel the need to turn to the Lord to implore the great gift of peace. As I pointed out in the Apostolic Letter, On the Most Holy Rosary, ‘the grave challenges confronting the world at the start of this new millennium lead us to think that only an intervention from on high. . . can give reason to hope for a brighter future’ (#40). Many prayer initiatives are taking place these days all over the world. While I endorse them wholeheartedly, I invite all to take up the Rosary to ask the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.’”
-Fr. Gregory Staab, OMV