Kalamazoo, Mich. — Bishop Paul J. Bradley, head of the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo, asked people to dedicate Ash Wednesday, March 2, as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace.
“Today the world awakened to the realization of our worst fears as war is being waged in Ukraine by Russia," Bradley said in a statement Thursday.
Let us pray that this war will quickly end, and that innocent lives will be spared. May the world truly awaken to the evil of all war, and the sinfulness of violent aggression. Together let us pray for an end to this violence and a return to peace, as well as for the protection of our Ukrainian sisters and brothers, - Bishop Paul J. Bradley, head of the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo.
The bishop said the season of Lent, which begins Ash Wednesday, provides people the chance to change minds and hearts to pursue peace, and find solutions to their differences.
Bishop Bradley will celebrate the Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
For additional information and Lenten resources visit www.diokzoo.org