Oh, Loving Father, we turn to You in our hour of need, and ask You to bring Your peace and understanding to this most Holy, and most troubled, of lands.

Protect your faithful children, free them from discrimination and violence, and bring about an atmosphere of harmony and justice for all who dwell in these lands.

(For each verse, respond: Let there be peace.)

In Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.

In Nazareth, where Jesus spent His youth.

At the Jordan River, where Jesus allowed Himself to be baptized.

In Galilee, where Jesus chose His Apostles….

In Cana, where Jesus performed His first miracle.

In Capernaum, where Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes.

In Jerusalem, where Jesus shared the Last Supper, where He suffered and died, and where He rose triumphantly from the dead..

In these, and in all the other places where our Lord lived and walked, where He taught us the way to love one another, where He cured our infirmities and forgave our sins; in all the other places made sacred by His presence and touch, bring about the just and lasting peace that we are unable to bring about through our human efforts.

Amen.

PRAYERS AND NOVENAS FOR IMPOSSIBLE CAUSES AND REQUESTS