At Benediction this morning in Blackfen, we had a prayer for peace in Syria. At the Missa Cantata which preceded it, Fr. Finigan reminded us that the title of Our Lady Queen of Peace was a very old one, despite only (relatively) recently being added to the Litany of Loreto, and that we should pray to her for a miracle. Given the tangled knot of Middle Eastern politics, it occurred to me that we might also pray to Mary under her unofficial title of Our Lady, Untier of Knots.
There was also a Votive Mass for Peace in the parish this evening. I get the distinct impression that Catholics all over the world have responded to the Holy Father's call for a day of prayer and fasting. I have seen reports that 100,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for a Peace Vigil.
It doesn't appear to have been deemed important enough to feature on the BBC's website...
The BBC line is so hawkish about the prospect of strategic bombing I doubt we are likely to see the alternative view given any publicity. And that in spite of the majority verdict within the United Kingdom.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that for the BBC boys it's the modern version of the Roman games.