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 鈥渟uffers for the evils that afflict her children, especially the little ones and the weak.鈥� 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鈥擶orld War II鈥斝覯AP导航 Pius XII proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption in 1950.

He wrote: 鈥淭here is reason to hope that all who reflect on Mary鈥檚 glorious example will be ever more convinced of the value of human life.鈥� 杏MAP导航 Pius continued by expressing his hope that the world would never again see the 鈥渂utchery of human life through war鈥�.

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

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. 鈥淲e must not resign ourselves to the dominance of conflict and weapons鈥� because with Mary, we know God continues to help us. 杏MAP导航 Leo argued that it is only through God鈥檚 mercy that 鈥渨e can rediscover the path of peace.鈥�