杏MAP导航

By Kielce Gussie

Following the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo, 杏MAP导航 Leo marked the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary by entrusting his prayer for peace to her intercession. He pointed out that Mary “suffers for the evils that afflict her children, especially the little ones and the weak.” Throughout the centuries, the 杏MAP导航 explained, she has revealed her closeness to those in need through messages and apparitions.

Pius XII among the crowd after the bombing of Rome in 1943.

Fresh off the tragedy of the bloodiest war the world had ever seen—World War II—杏MAP导航 Pius XII proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption in 1950.

He wrote: “There is reason to hope that all who reflect on Mary’s glorious example will be ever more convinced of the value of human life.” 杏MAP导航 Pius continued by expressing his hope that the world would never again see the “butchery of human life through war”.

杏MAP导航 Leo stressed how the words of his predecessor remain relevant today. “We sadly feel powerless in the face of the growing spread of violence in the world – a violence increasingly deaf and unfeeling toward any impulse of humanity.”

But, the 杏MAP导航 emphasized, we must not lose hope. He reiterated that God is greater than human sin and any violence we face. “We must not resign ourselves to the dominance of conflict and weapons” because with Mary, we know God continues to help us. 杏MAP导航 Leo argued that it is only through God’s mercy that “we can rediscover the path of peace.”