# Prayer for Peace (by Pope Francis) Let Us Pray Holy Mary, we stand before you. You are our Mother and you know our hurts and our struggles. Queen of Peace, you suffer with us and for us, as you see so many of your children suffering from the conflicts and wars that are tearing our world apart. Blessed Mother, in this dark hour, we look to you, and in the light of your countenance, we entrust ourselves and our problems to your maternal heart, which knows our fears and anxieties. How great was your concern when there was no place for Jesus at the inn! How great was your fear when you fled in haste to Egypt because Herod sought to kill him. How great was your anguish before you found him in the temple. Yet, in the midst of these trials, you showed us your strength, you acted boldly; you trusted in God and responded to concern with tender care, to fear with love, to anguish with acceptance. Blessed Mother, you did not step back. At decisive moments, you always took initiative: with haste you visited Elizabeth; at the wedding feast of Cana, you prompted our Lord’s first miracle; in the Upper Room, you kept the disciples united. And when, on Calvary, a sword pierced your heart, by your humility and strength, you kept alive the hope of Easter through the night of sorrow. Blessed Mother, once more take the initiative for us, in these times torn by conflict and laid waste by the fire of arms. Turn your eyes of mercy toward our human family, which has strayed from the path of peace, has preferred Cain to Abel, and has lost the ability to see each other as brothers and sisters dwelling in a common home. Intercede for our world, in turmoil and great danger. Teach us to cherish and care for life, each and every human life, and to repudiate the folly of war, which sows death and threatens our future. Holy Mary, how many times have you come, urging prayer and repentance. But caught up in our own needs and distracted by the things of this world, we have turned a deaf ear to your appeals. Blessed Mother, in your love for us, you never abandon us. Lead us by the hand and bring us to conversion. Help us once again to put God first. Help us to preserve unity in the Church and to be artisans of communion in our world. Make us realize once more the importance of the role we play. Strengthen our sense of responsibility for the cause of peace as men and women called to pray, worship, intercede, and make reparation for the whole human race. By ourselves, we cannot succeed. Without your Son, we can do nothing. But you bring us back to Jesus, who is our peace. Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, we come before you and we seek refuge in your Immaculate Heart. Mother of Mercy, we appeal for mercy! Queen of Peace, we appeal for peace! Touch the hearts of those imprisoned by hatred. Convert those who cause and provoke conflict. Dry the tears of the countless children who weep. Be present to those who are elderly and alone. Strengthen the wounded and the sick. Protect those forced to leave their lands and their loved ones. Console the crestfallen. Awaken new hope. To you we entrust and consecrate our lives and every fiber of our being: all that we possess and all that we are forever. To you we consecrate the Church, so that in her witness to the love of Jesus before the world, she may be a sign of harmony and an instrument of peace. To you we consecrate our world, to you we consecrate especially those countries and regions at war. Blessed Mother, your faithful people call you the dawn of salvation. Grant that glimmers of light may illumine the dark night of conflict. Dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, inspire the leaders of nations to seek paths of peace. Queen of all peoples, reconcile your children, seduced by evil, blinded by power and hate. You who are close to all, shorten our distances. You who have compassion on everyone, teach us to care for one another. You who reveal the Lord’s tender love, make us witnesses of his peace and consolation. Mary, Queen of Peace, pour forth into our hearts God’s gift of harmony. Amen. Let us together cry out from our hearts: Never again war, never again the clash of arms, never again so much suffering! We must never stop praying. Indeed, we must pray to God more intensely. Come, Lord, Prince of Peace, make us instruments and reflections of your peace in our world. Amen. Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Our Lady, Queen of Peace! Pray for us! Amen. ## Also on - [[pope-francis-prayer-for-peace-with-music-utp|Listen Here - No App Neeeded]] - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0n2NmiWmCCA07ltfjLzPQr?si=vrSwifddTAOuSZzOKvtkdQ) - [Vatican](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2023/10/27/preghiera-pace.html) - [Pope Francis' Prayer for Peace - YouTube Short](https://youtube.com/shorts/oCNTOIcqd6M) # Abridged Prayer for Peace Holy Mary, we stand before you. You are our Mother and you know our hurts and our struggles. Queen of Peace, you suffer with us and for us, as you see so many of your children suffering from the conflicts and wars that are tearing our world apart. Blessed Mother, in this dark hour, we look to you, and in the light of your countenance, we entrust ourselves and our problems to your maternal heart, which knows our fears and anxieties. Intercede for our world, in turmoil and great danger. By ourselves, we cannot succeed. Without your Son, we can do nothing. But you bring us back to Jesus, who is our peace. Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, we come before you and we seek refuge in your Immaculate Heart. Mother of Mercy, we appeal for mercy! Queen of Peace, we appeal for peace! Touch the hearts of those imprisoned by hatred. Convert those who cause and provoke conflict. Dry the tears of the countless children who weep. Be present to those who are elderly and alone. Strengthen the wounded and the sick. Protect those forced to leave their lands and their loved ones. Console the crestfallen. Awaken new hope. To you we entrust and consecrate our lives and every fiber of our being: all that we possess and all that we are forever. Dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, inspire the leaders of nations to seek paths of peace. Queen of all peoples, reconcile your children, seduced by evil, blinded by power and hate. You who are close to all, shorten our distances. You who have compassion on everyone, teach us to care for one another. You who reveal the Lord’s tender love, make us witnesses of his peace and consolation. Let us together cry out from our hearts: Never again war, never again the clash of arms, never again so much suffering! We must never stop praying. Indeed, we must pray to God more intensely. Come, Lord, Prince of Peace, make us instruments and reflections of your peace in our world. Amen. Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Our Lady, Queen of Peace! Pray for us! Amen. --- Source: "Oración por la paz," Holy See Press Office, October 27, 2023, [https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/es/bollettino/pubblico/2023/10/27/231027b.html](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/es/bollettino/pubblico/2023/10/27/231027b.html). <!-- prayer-nav --> --- ← [[prayer-for-new-carmelite-vocations|Prayer for New Carmelite Vocations]] | [[general-prayers|✝️ General Catholic Prayers]] | [[prayer-for-peace|Prayer for Peace (by Pope Francis)]] →