{"id":10842,"date":"2023-09-14T12:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=10842"},"modified":"2023-09-14T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:55:00","slug":"prayer-day-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/prayer-day-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying in Solidarity for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-national-day-of-prayer-for-christians-in-the-holy-land-remembered-annually-on-september-21-seeks-to-bring-important-awareness-to-the-plight-of-christians-in-the-holiest-of-lands-in-the-world\">The National Day of Prayer for Christians in the Holy Land, remembered annually on September 21, seeks to bring important awareness to the plight of Christians in the holiest of lands in the world.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As people of faith, we have a responsibility and opportunity to listen, learn and offer our support as we protect these lands for today\u2019s families and for generations of Christians to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conjunction with the International Day of Peace, you are invited to join CNEWA Canada and our global partners in praying for peace in the Holy Land and Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, in particular, we commemorate the 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Nakba for the Palestinian peoples. We also recognize this year\u2019s theme from scripture (Matthew 8:20), \u201cFoxes have holds and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with the Catholic Women\u2019s League of Canada and dioceses across Canada, you can also join this important prayer initiative using the following resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/prayer-for-peace\/\">Read the Prayer for Peace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Peace-Prayer-cards.pdf\">Download the Prayer card here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/peace-lamps\/\">Learn more about Peace Lamps for Holy Land Christians<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Day of Prayer for Christians in the Holy Land, remembered annually on September 21, seeks to bring important awareness to the plight of Christians in the holiest of lands in the world.\u00a0 As people of faith, we have a responsibility and opportunity to listen, learn and offer our support as we protect these &hellip; 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