World Day of Peace
The 50th World Day of Peace is celebrated on Sunday 1 January.
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, affirms that active nonviolence is at the heart of the vision and message of Jesus, the life of the Catholic Church, and the long-term vocation of healing and reconciling both people and the planet.
This bold effort was launched at the Nonviolence and Just Peace Conference held in Rome April 11-13, 2016 and co-sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Pax Christi International, and other international bodies.
How can you get involved. Visit Catholic NonViolence Initiative
Also see 64 Ways to Nonviolence
Here is a Prayer you can say and share
PRAYER FOR CONVERSION TO GOSPEL NONVIOLENCE
Blessed are the peacemakers, you said,
O Lord, for they shall be called
children of God.
We ask you, Lord, to forgive us
for the times we’ve caused division or
misunderstanding in our communities.
We know that communion is not
Achieved through violence,
but through constant conversion.
We ask the grace to not speak ill,
not criticize, not to be sowers of strife,
so that peace can reign in our hearts.
From this conversion of the heart, Lord,
lead us to a conversion in actions.
First in our hearts, then in our world
incarnate the power of gospel nonviolence.
Give us the imagination to overcome
all forms of violence with creative nonvio lence.
Revive in our church’s theology of peace
the nonviolent message of Jesus,
That once again our churches may be
centers of learning for nonviolence and just
peace, centers of conversion from violence to
peace, and from loneliness to joy. Amen.