God of our Fathers,
great and merciful,
Lord of peace and of life,
Father of all.
Your plan is for peace and not for suffering,
You condemn war
and You humble the pride of the aggressor.
Your sent Your Son, Jesus
to proclaim peace near and far,
to unite men
of every race and every ethnicity
in a single family.
Hear the unanimous cry of your children,
the heartfelt supplication of all humanity;
no more war, an adventure without return,
no more war,
a spiral of grief and violence.
In communion with Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
we pray to you again:
speak to the hearts of those who decide
the destinies of peoples,
stop the cycle of retaliation
and revenge,
suggest with Your Spirit ne solutions,
generous and honorable gestures,
periods of dialogue and patient waiting
more fruitful than the swift actions
of war.
Grant in our time days of peace
No more war.
Amen.
Pope John Paul II
January 16, 1991
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