Wednesday 17 November 2021

#RedWednesday Day 3

Day 3

Today we pray for the people of Mozambique. The people of the Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique often live in fear. A rebel army in the region has been staging terrorist attacks since 2017. Christians in this area are particularly scared. Christian villages have been attacked, buildings have been destroyed and men, women and children are being kidnapped, injured and killed. This has meant that many Christians have had to leave their homes behind and become IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons). Towns and villages hundreds of miles away are becoming their temporary homes. Sister Monica of the Congregation of Our Lady of Fatima's Sisters of Reparation said all displaced people are at the centre of her concerns: "They are people with nothing, who depend entirely on solidarity. They're empty-handed people".

Victims of the violence in Cabo Delgado at a camp for displaced people
in Lichinga, in the province of Niassa. © ACN
 “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” [Psalms 32:7-8, NRSVCE]. 
REFLECT: Lord, we pray for the Christian people of Mozambique. We pray for those who have lost their lives in the violence and for those who mourn them. We thank you for the people who have welcomed others into their community, and pray for all those who live in fear. Today we pray the Lord’s Prayer for peace, for every person suffering for their faith and for tolerance for all people of faith. 

Follow with Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be plus your personal intentions.