A PRAYER FOR PEACE 
ON DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

Heavenly Father,
on this Divine Mercy Sunday,
we come before You as we are
not with perfect faith, but with open hearts
longing for peace in a world that often feels restless and wounded.

Lord Jesus Christ, risen and alive,
You entered a room filled with fear
and spoke words that changed everything:
“Peace be with you.”
Speak those same words now into our hearts.
Into our worries.
Into the quiet burdens we carry.
Into the places where we feel unsettled or afraid.

Today we join our prayer with the Holy Father,
with the Church throughout the world,
and with all who long for peace but do not know where to find it.
Touch the hearts of those who choose violence.
Break the cycles of hatred that seem unending.
Give leaders the wisdom to seek peace
and the courage to choose it.

Be near, Lord, to those who live with the daily weight of war
to families who wake up uncertain of what the day will bring,
to the wounded, the grieving, the displaced, the forgotten.
Hold them in Your mercy.
Let them feel that they are not alone.

Watch over those who serve in the armed forces.
Protect them, guide them,
and bring them safely home.

And Lord, we ask not only for peace in distant places,
but for peace close to home
in our families,
in our conversations,
in the quiet tensions we carry within.
Where there is resentment, teach us forgiveness.
Where there is distance, help us take the first step back toward one another.

In this Jubilee Year, inspired by Saint Francis,
make us instruments of Your peace
not in grand moments,
but in small, daily choices
to be patient, to listen, to love.

Divine Mercy, flowing from Your wounded heart,
heal what is broken in us.
Because we know that peace in the world begins
with hearts that have been touched by Your mercy.

Holy Spirit, breathe gently upon us.
Calm what is restless.
Strengthen what is weak.
And help us trust that even when the world feels uncertain,
Your presence is real,
Your mercy is active,
and Your peace is possible.

We entrust to You all who suffer, all who hope, all who wait.
And we open our hearts to You, Lord,
because You are the One who makes all things new.

Amen.

A PRAYER FOR PEACE ON DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY