The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is calling for prayers for the nation of Myanmar on February 1. It will be the 4th anniversary of the date Myanmar’s military rulers took power after ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Nationwide peaceful protests escalated into civil war.
ACN’s headquarters in Germany and 23 national offices will join forces for a 24-hour Global Day of Prayer for peace in Myanmar.
“This day is an opportunity for everyone, regardless of their place of origin, to unite in a collective plea for peace and reconciliation,” said Regina Lynch, Executive President of ACN International.
Lynch said the organization wants to remember the victims and deceased in the conflict, “asking for comfort for their families and eternal peace for those who have departed."
“Our brothers and sisters experience bombings, hunger, lack of electricity and means,” said Lynch. “Priests and religious often have to travel for days to reach the more distant parishes, experiencing dangerous situations but, in spite of everything, they continue to carry out their work.”
ACN said it will specifically pray for people who have been displaced from their homes “and live in hiding, facing uncertainty and poverty; for young people, many of whom have been displaced by the war and face a difficult future due to constant threats; for the male and female religious, who risk their lives to bring spiritual aid, sometimes living in the open air to protect themselves from the bombings, and for vocations that are emerging in the midst of this suffering.”
Aid to the Church in Need is a pontifical foundation that supports suffering and persecuted Christians and communities in need in more than 140 countries.
