Glory to God in the highest
heaven,
and on earth peace among those
whom he favours (Lk 2:14)
Dear brothers and sisters in
Rome and throughout the world,
Happy Christmas!
I take up the song of the angels
who appeared to the shepherds
in Bethlehem on the night when
Jesus was born. It is a song
which unites heaven and earth,
giving praise and glory to
heaven, and the promise of
peace to earth and all its people.
I ask everyone to share in this
song: it is a song for every man
or woman who keeps watch
through the night, who hopes
for a better world, who cares for
others while humbly seeking to
do his or her duty.
Glory to God!
Above all else, this is what
Christmas bids us to do: give
glory to God, for he is good, he is
faithful, he is merciful. Today I
voice my hope that everyone will
come to know the true face of
God, the Father who has given us
Jesus. My hope is that everyone
will feel God’s closeness, live in
his presence, love him and adore
him.
May each of us give glory to God
above all by our lives, by lives
spent for love of him and of all
our brothers and sisters.
Peace to mankind
True peace is not a balance of
opposing forces. It is not a lovely
“façade” which conceals conflicts
and divisions. Peace calls for daily
commitment, starting from God’s
gift, from the grace which he has
given us in Jesus Christ.
Looking at the Child in the
manger, our thoughts turn to
those children who are the most
vulnerable victims of wars, but
we think too of the elderly, to
battered women, to the sick…
Wars shatter and hurt so many
lives!
Too many lives have been
shattered in recent times by the
conflict in Syria, fueling hatred
and vengeance. Let us continue
to ask the Lord to spare the
beloved Syrian people further
suffering, and to enable the
parties in conflict to put an end
to all violence and guarantee
access to humanitarian aid. We
have seen how powerful prayer
is! And I am happy today too,
that the followers of different
religious confessions are joining
us in our prayer for peace in
Syria. Let us never lose the
courage of prayer! The courage
to say: Lord, grant your peace to
Syria and to the whole world.
Grant peace to the Central African
Republic, often forgotten and
overlooked. Yet you, Lord, forget
no one! And you also want to
bring peace to that land, torn
apart by a spiral of violence and
poverty, where so many people
are homeless, lacking water, food
and the bare necessities of life.
Foster social harmony in South
Sudan, where current tensions
have already caused numerous
victims and are threatening
peaceful coexistence in that
young state.
Prince of Peace, in every place
turn hearts aside from violence
and inspire them to lay down
arms and undertake the path of
dialogue. Look upon Nigeria, rent
by constant attacks which do not
spare the innocent and
defenseless. Bless the land where
you chose to come into the
world, and grant a favourable
outcome to the peace talks
between Israelis and
Palestinians. Heal the wounds of
the beloved country of Iraq, once
more struck by frequent acts of
violence.
Lord of life, protect all who are
persecuted for your name. Grant
hope and consolation to the
displaced and refugees,
especially in the Horn of Africa
and in the eastern part of the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo. Grant that migrants in
search of a dignified life may find
acceptance and assistance. May
tragedies like those we have
witnessed this year, with so
many deaths at Lampedusa,
never occur again!
Child of Bethlehem, touch the
hearts of all those engaged in
human trafficking, that they may
realize the gravity of this crime
against humanity. Look upon the
many children who are
kidnapped, wounded and killed
in armed conflicts, and all those
who are robbed of their
childhood and forced to become
soldiers.
Lord of heaven and earth, look
upon our planet, frequently
exploited by human greed and
rapacity. Help and protect all the
victims of natural disasters,
especially the beloved people of
the Philippines, gravely affected
by the recent typhoon.
Dear brothers and sisters, today,
in this world, in this humanity, is
born the Saviour, who is Christ
the Lord. Let us pause before the
Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow
our hearts to be touched, let us
allow ourselves to be warmed by
the tenderness of God; we need
his caress. God is full of love: to
him be praise and glory forever!
God is peace: let us ask him to
help us to be peacemakers each
day, in our life, in our families, in
our cities and nations, in the
whole world. Let us allow
ourselves to be moved by God’s
goodness.
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Amen. And may this prayer become permenent in my life too, Amen

AMEN
GOD BLESS THE POPE..

Amen to the prayer of the"servant of the servants of God".

God bless the pope!

Oh lord, hear the prayer of your Vicar on earth, and do not despise ours. Do thou bring your peace on earth. Amen.