REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

That the Universal Church may witness to a higher loyalty than any nationalism, building unity and reconciliation among all the peoples of the Earth as the world continues to be be torn and wounded by war and conflict
                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

That the world’s leaders will walk the ways of peace rather than conflict;  for all those who have the courage to be Peacemakers and Prophets of Justice at the risk of their own lives; that peace with justice, freedom and security will come to all the peoples of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Cameroon and Zimbabwe; that the horror of terror will give way to peace and that the world’s conflicts will give way to reconciliation

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

For the men and women who serve in our military forces and for all United Nations Peace-keepers; for all who serve as chaplains in the Armed Forces:  that genuine peace may be safe in their hands and that hatred and vengeance may find no echo in their hearts

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

For the victims of the wars and violence over the years and everywhere in our world, whether in Syria or Darfur, Afghanistan or Iraq, Palestine or Israel, Rwanda or Congo, East Timor or Latin America;  for those permanently scarred by the brutality of war, for those who have lost faith in God and humanity because of ‘the pity of war’

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

For all who work for a safe world of peace and justice for our children: the United Nations and Pax Christi, the Red Cross/Red Crescent and ‘Medicins Sans Frontier’, the Justice and Peace Commissions and the Quakers, for Amnesty International, Aid to the Church in Need and for all who struggle for the Reign of Peace

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

For our own parish community as we seek to witness to the peace, mercy and compassion of Christ in the Inner City; for the work of Interfaith relationships with the mosques, temples and synagogues of our city … may peace be the mark of our relationships, the manner of our work, and the goal of our mission;

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

For those injured in body or mind,  or disillusioned in spirit by war  in every land;  for the sick and hurting especially all suffering from Covid 19 and for …;
for those who have died recently, especially …, Lord Jonathan Sachs and all victims of terrorism and war including refugees who have perished fleeing to freedom;
for all the faithful departed, and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: …
and for all who died in the too many wars that have torn at the youth of the past 100 years and more

                                                            LORD WE REMEMBER…
                [response:]                  FILL THE WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary, Mother of all Peoples and Queen of Peace, pray with us for peace and humanity on earth…
                                                           HAIL MARY…

Let us now pray the minute’s silence of Remembrance, followed by an Act of Remembrance

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