The CIOFS Presidency has received, welcomed and accepted an initiative for a day of prayer for peace throughout the world. For this reason, the Minister General and the entire Presidency pray together for peace in the world, offering prayers especially for our brothers and sisters, and for all those who suffer in the Holy Land and the Middle East, in Ukraine, in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, in Nicaragua and other parts of Latin America, and in some countries in Asia.
We invite all the brothers and sisters of the Secular Franciscan Order to join us and pray together, to arrive after this turbulent time to a time of peace, of mutual understanding, so that every man can live in peace moving towards the Kingdom of God.
The day will be June 28, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. During this day we invite everyone to pray a seraphic rosary for peace in the world, for peace of heart, for the guidance of the Holy Spirit and for all the victims of war. Pray it around the hour of our Lord’s suffering, possibly between 12:00 and 18:00 local time.
We are convinced that our prayer will reach God, the Lord of peace.