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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-05/higher-committee-human-fraternity-prayer-appeal-end-pandemic.html
In
response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Higher Committee of Human
Fraternity calls for a day of “prayer and supplication” to God for an
end to the pandemic.
By Vatican News
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity is calling for women and men to pray to God for an end to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
While recognizing the role of science in fighting the disease, the Committee says, “we should not forget to seek refuge in God, the All-Creator, as we face such a severe crisis”.
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity is calling for women and men to pray to God for an end to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
While recognizing the role of science in fighting the disease, the Committee says, “we should not forget to seek refuge in God, the All-Creator, as we face such a severe crisis”.
In calling for worldwide prayer, the Committee says, “Each one, from wherever they are and according to the teachings of their religion, faith, or sect, should implore God to lift this pandemic off us and the entire world, to rescue us all from this adversity”.
Their call also emphasizes the importance of asking God “to inspire scientists to find a cure that can turn back this disease, and to save the whole world from the health, economic, and human repercussions of this serious pandemic”.
A day for prayers and supplications
The Committee suggests Thursday, 14 May, as a day “for fasting, works of mercy, prayers, and supplications for the good of all humanity”.In the communique launching their appeal, they call on “all religious leaders and peoples around the world to respond to this call for humanity and together beseech God Almighty to safeguard the entire world, to help us overcome this pandemic, to restore security, stability, healthiness, and prosperity, so that, after this pandemic is over, our world will become a better place for humanity and fraternity than ever before”.
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity was established last year as a concrete response to the Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, during the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates in February 2019.As part of its mission to ensure the objectives of the [Document] are realised, the Committee meets with religious and other world leaders in order “to support and spread the values of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence”. As explained on their website, “the Higher Committee aspires to undertake complex challenges facing communities of all faiths, with an approach of openness, learning and dialogue.”
Pope Francis joins Muslim leaders in calling for world day of prayer to end the coronavirus
Pope Francis has endorsed the call to “the believers of all the religions to unite together spiritually on May 14 in a day of prayer and fasting, to implore God to help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic.”
He also encouraged international cooperation to respond to the crisis, and emphasized the importance that scientific efforts to find a vaccine be put together in “a transparent and disinterested way” and that “the essential technologies be made universally available” so that every infected person may be able to receive the medical care needed.
The appeal calls on believers in God worldwide to hold “a day for fasting, prayers, and supplications” on May 14.
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In his address, he repeated the call for an interreligious day of prayer saying, “Remember, May 14, all believers together, believers of the different [religious] traditions, to pray, to fast, and to do works of charity.”
The proposal for this worldwide day of prayer came originally from the High Committee for Human Fraternity, which was established in September 2019 as a concrete response to the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together signed by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, during the pope’s visit to the United Arab Emirates in February 2019.
As the pope endorsed that call today he explained that “since prayer is a universal value, I accepted its proposal [for this day of prayer].”
“Remember, May 14, all believers together, believers of the different traditions, to pray, to fast, and to do works of charity.”
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He encouraged the global efforts to combat the virus, and said, “I wish to support and encourage the international collaboration that is being activated through various initiatives to respond in an adequate and effective way to the grave crisis that we are living through.”
Referring specifically to the global efforts to find a vaccine, Francis emphasized that “it is important to put together the scientific capacities in a transparent and disinterested way to find the vaccines and treatments, and to guarantee the universal access to the essential technologies that permit every infected person, in every part of the world, to receive the necessary health cures.”
Francis emphasized that “it is important to put together the scientific capacities in a transparent and disinterested way to find the vaccines and treatments.”
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Earlier, he spoke about priests and doctors worldwide “who give their lives for the people” when he celebrated his 50th Mass since the lockdown in the Vatican and Italy due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the chapel of Santa Martha (the Vatican guesthouse where he lives).
Addressing a virtual audience that now exceeds one million people, who follow it on the Italian TV Channel 1, the Catholic TV 2000, thanks to Vatican Media, Francis recalled that today is known as “Good Shepherd Sunday” in the Catholic world because the Gospel of the day recalls Jesus words about the good shepherd.
“This makes me think of the many pastors throughout the world who give their lives for the faithful, also in this pandemic, and many have died,” he said. He recalled that in Italy alone “more than 100 priests have died” in this ministry.
“I also think of other pastors who care for the good of people: the doctors”, he said. He recalled that many of them too “have died in their service [to the people],” and mentioned that in Italy no less than 154 have died.
He hailed these “pastor priests” and “pastor doctors” who are “good shepherds” to their people, and said they offer us “an example” of “how to care for the holy people of God.”
The Vatican published the appeal from the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity on Saturday May 2. The document draws attention to the “great danger” from Covid-19 “that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world” and says, “while we reaffirm the role of medicine and scientific research in fighting this pandemic, we should not forget to seek refuge in God, the All-Creator, as we face such severe crisis.”
The appeal calls on believers in God worldwide to hold “a day for fasting, prayers, and supplications” on May 14.
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The committee “invites all religious leaders and peoples around the world to respond to this call for humanity and together beseech God Almighty to safeguard the entire world, to help us overcome this pandemic, to restore security, stability, healthiness, and prosperity, so that, after this pandemic is over, our world will become a better place for humanity and fraternity than ever before.”
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The appeal was published in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Afghan, Malaysian, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese and Hebrew.
May 14: day for peoples of all religions to pray, fast and do charitable works to end coronavirus
Pope
Francis announced that May 14 will be a Day of Prayer, Fasting and
Charitable Works to end COVID-19. The initiative came from The Higher
Committee of Human Fraternity, who proposes that everyone, regardless of
religion, participate.
POPE FRANCIS
I accepted the proposal of the High Committee for the Human
Fraternity, so believers of all religions will spiritually unite on May
14 in a day of prayer and fasting and works of charity, to implore God
to help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
The UN's Secretary-General, António Guterres, also tweeted his support for the “moment for reflection, hope and faith.”
This day
is part of the Committee's task to share the message of the Document on
Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together. The pope signed it
in Abu Dhabi in February 2019 with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
Now, more
than a year after the signing of the Document, the members invite all
religious leaders and people to ask God to bless and safeguard the
world, so it will be better than before the pandemic.
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