World Day of Prayer for Peace

At its 122nd annual meeting in 2004, the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus resolved that September 11th be observed each year as a World Day of Prayer for Peace.

God of Peace, bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men and women
and peace among the nations of the earth.
Turn to your way of love
those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred.

God of understanding,
overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy,
we seek your light and guidance
as we confront such terrible events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared
may live so that the lives lost ...
may not have been lost in vain.
Comfort and console us,
strengthen us in hope,
and give us the wisdom and courage
to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign
among nations and in the hearts of all.

- Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer Service at Ground Zero, April 20, 2008