LIVE SIMPLY MESSAGE 1ST JANUARY 2023

The World Day of Peace, instituted by St Paul VI in 1968, is celebrated each year on 1 January.  Pope Francis said that “the greatest lesson we learned from Covid-19 was the realisation that we all need one another”.  In his 2023 World Peace Day message, Pope Francis has urged reflection on what lessons can be learned three years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We cannot continue to focus simply on preserving ourselves; rather, the time has come for all of us to endeavour to heal our society and our planet, to lay the foundations for a more just and peaceful world, and to commit ourselves seriously to pursuing a good that is truly common,” he said.” He asks: “What new paths should we follow to cast off the shackles of our old habits, to be better prepared, to dare new things? What signs of life and hope can we see, to help us move forward and try to make our world a better place?”

To read the full letter follow the below link

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/20221208-messaggio-56giornatamondiale-pace2023.html