{"id":978,"date":"2014-01-10T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/01\/10\/south-sudans-conflict-archdiocese-of\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:41:06","slug":"south-sudans-conflict-archdiocese-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/01\/10\/south-sudans-conflict-archdiocese-of\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH SUDAN\u2019s Conflict: Archdiocese of Juba Organizes the Prayer for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

The
\nArchdiocese of Juba has organized the Prayer for Peace<\/b> which has started
\nfrom the 7th to the 16th of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Rev Paolino Lukudu<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nInformation
\nreceived from South Sudan said the prayer started with adoration in the
\nparishes and then with a march to the Cathedral for the Holy Mass. The faithful
\ncongregated at Assumption Chapel, and had a 10-15 minutes walk to the
\nCathedral. <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nHis
\nGrace Paolino Lukudu Loro started the liturgy by calling a young boy of 11 years old who is in primary four of
\nwhy people where there. The boy answered “because people were praying for
\npeace”, His Grace asked but “why peace”, the boy said
\n“because there was a lot of death in the city of Juba”. <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThere
\nis a lot of death, that is why we are here, praying for peace” His Grace
\nsaid. He was moved with tears and the crowd too. \u201cTears because there is no
\npeace in this Country. We need peace because people are dying even the children
\nunderstand this,\u201d His Grace emphasized. <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAs
\nthere is no peace, we want pardon from God. There is no peace because we are
\nsinners, because there is no one who is good. We are (Church leaders, Government leaders and Christians)<\/i> a part of why
\nthere is no peace in the city of Juba and in the whole country. There is no
\npeace because all of us are sinners,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe
\nbiblical passage was read from Genesis 4:8-10 (Cain killed his brother Abel<\/b>).
\nThe Archbishop gave a short reflection on this Scripture, emphasizing the
\nBrotherhood and the Sisterhood in Christ. \u201cWe are not truthful to ourselves.
\nWhat is happening among us, is it of people of one country? Where is your
\nbrother that you killed? I am hearing his blood crying from the ground,\u201d he
\nasked.<\/div>\n

 
\n\u201cWith all these, we are not defeated by war, death, and any misbehavior. Let us
\ncontinue asking ourselves, where is your brother and where is your sister in
\nthe city of Juba and the country at large? Through these pains, we are not
\nheading for death but for better life, for better peace and for better honesty
\nof this country. For Jesus said He is the Way the Truth and the Life,\u201d he said
\nadding that \u201cIf there is anyone among us who still want to fight, to kill and
\nto rob, that person is defeated”- the people gathered yelled and clapped for
\nhim. \u201cHope and victory in Christ is what Life is all about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\nDuring
\nthat Prayer the South Sudanese flag was adjacent to the altar. There were ten
\npeople for the Prayer of the faithful representing the ten South Sudan States.
\nThey prayed for the people of that state, its resources and the peace that
\ncould reign in that land. After the Prayer of the faithful, these
\nrepresentatives went to hold the South Sudan flag. After the Prayer of the
\nfaithful the audience sung the South Sudan National Anthem, while the
\nrepresentatives were holding together the flag. <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nPresent
\nwas also attended by the US Ambassador to South Sudan, Her Excellency, Susan
\nPage, and Fr. Mark Lotede, Presidential Adviser on Religious Affairs; 48
\nPriests and two Bishops: His Grace Paolino Lukudu and His Auxiliary His Lordship
\nSanto Loku. <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n <\/div>\n
\nSOURCE: Fr.
\nJacob Odwa Paul, Secretary General-SCBC<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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