Commitment:
“ May he who calls us from oppression and conflict to freedom and cooperation for the good of all help people everywhere to build a world of peace ever more solidly established on the four pillars indicated by Blessed Pope John XXIII in his historic Encyclical: truth, justice, love, freedom.” St. John Paul II, World Day of Peace Message – Pacem In Terris: A Permanent Commitment, 2003, Vatican, 8 December 2002.
Celebration:
My wife Ann and I were blessed to be part of the St. Juan Diego Music Ministry for number of years. Below is the St. Juan Diego Parish Choir December 2003 performance at the National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother in Portland, Oregon. Christmas is a celebrating the coming of Jesus into the world. God is with us!
Rise O Jerusalem
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
Mary Saw the Angel
Jesus Jesus Rest Your Head
Jazz Gloria
Night of Silence
He Came Down
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
Calypso Noel
Jubilate Deo
Gift:
“Peace is both God’s gift and a human achievement. As a gift of God, it is entrusted to all men and women, who are called to attain it.” Pope Francis, World Day of Peace Message – Overcome Indifference and Win Peace, 2016, Vatican, 8 December 2015.