Archdiocese of Santa Fe to Sponsor Peace Service Wednesday

*St. Josephine Bakhita

“Racism is not a thing of the past or simply a throwaway political issue to be bandied about when convenient. It is a real and present danger that must be met head on. As members of the Church, we must stand for the more difficult right and just actions instead of the easy wrongs of indifference. We cannot turn a blind eye to these atrocities and yet still try to profess to respect every human life. We serve a God of love, mercy, and justice.”Statement, U.S. Bishop Chairmen in Wake of Death of George Floyd & National Protests, 5/29/20

Prayer Service For Peace In Our Communities
                       7pm Wednesday, June 3, 2020

St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Church, 
5901 St. Josephs Dr, NW, Albuquerque
( **If you are coming to the church, please be sure to bring and wear a mask. Limited seating).

Archbishop John C. Wester, Presider

Prayer Service will be live-streamed and recorded on Facebook.
View the service via this link

"Some of you said: this system can no longer be endured.
We must change it; we must put human dignity again at the center
and on that pillar build the alternative social structures we need.
It must be done with courage, but also with intelligence,
with tenacity but without fanaticism,
with passion but without violence.
And among us all, addressing the conflicts without being trapped in them,
always seeking to resolve the tensions
to reach a higher plane of unity, peace and justice."  Pope Francis, 10/28/14

*St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of victims and survivors of human trafficking and slavery, offers hope to victims and survivors that as children of God, victims are already free.
 
Service sponsored by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Social Justice and Respect Life and St. Joseph’s on the Rio Grande Church.