Irish Bishops have called on all Catholics to make the first Friday of June a day of prayer and fasting in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
There will be a Holy Hour at 7.45 pm this Friday 6th June at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny to pray for peace in Gaza, not forgetting the ongoing destruction of Ukraine.
Irish Bishops are calling on Catholics to pray for a ‘change of heart’ and for peace in the Holy Land, for Ukraine, Sudan and in other troubled parts of the world.
“From all over Ireland, parishioners are reporting their horror and helplessness on seeing images of death and communal destruction in Gaza. Exhausted mothers can no longer nourish their young, children are dying of malnutrition, while aid lorries full of supplies are being refused entry into the territory, or are not safely arriving at their destination,” said a joint statement.
“To see the relentless bombardment of civilian areas, the deliberate withholding of food from the starving, as well as the callous holding of hostages, it appears that humanity has lost its heart. In the face of these horrors, we invite everyone to turn to the heart of Jesus throughout the month of June by praying for the renewal of heart that our world so desperately needs.
“We call on all Catholics to make the first Friday, 6th June, a day of prayer and fasting in solidarity with our sisters and brothers who are suffering at this time in the Holy Land.
“We echo Pope Leo XIV’s recent appeal to allow into Gaza ‘the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to put an end to the hostilities, whose heartbreaking price is paid by the children, elderly, and the sick.'”
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