Following the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Security Personnel, Aleteia invites you to pray with us for all those who risk their lives to protect others.
Below are some beautiful images of some of the men and women in uniform going through the Holy Door.
Pope Francis has recently said:
The word “pilgrim” makes us think about walking, so I would like to wish for you always to be people on the move. At every age: children, young people, adults, seniors, always walking, never still, never already there, always with the desire to go ahead.
But the “pilgrim” is one who not only walks, but has a destination, and a particular destination: the pilgrim’s destination is a holy place, which attracts him, which motivates the journey, which sustains him in his fatigue. In the case of the Jubilee, the destination is a door. Curious, isn’t it? The Holy Door.
Of course it is a symbol: the Holy Door represents Jesus Christ, His Mystery of salvation, which allows us to enter into the new life, free from the slavery of sin, free to love and serve God and neighbor.
We invite you to pray with us this prayer:
O Prince of peace, we humbly ask your protection
for all our men and women in service.
Give them unflinching courage to defend
with honor, dignity and devotion,
the rights of all who are imperiled
by injustice and evil.
Be their rock, their shield, and their stronghold
and let them draw their strength from you.
For you are God, for ever and ever.
