May the Virgin Mary,
who gave birth to the “Prince of Peace,”
and who cuddles him this way,
with such tenderness in her arms,
obtain for us from heaven the precious gift of peace,
which cannot be fully pursued by human strength alone.
Human strength alone is not enough
because peace is above all,
a gift of God;
it should be implored with unceasing prayer,
sustained with patient and respectful dialogue,
constructed with an open cooperation with truth and justice
and always attentive to the legitimate aspirations
of individuals and peoples.
My hope is that peace may reign
in the hearts of men and women and in families,
in places of work and recreation,
in communities and in nations.
In families, at work, in nations: peace, peace!
Now is the time to think that life today
is organized around war, and enmities,
by many things that destroy.
We want peace.
And this is a gift.
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