{"id":33948,"date":"2019-04-30T21:44:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=33948"},"modified":"2019-04-30T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:54:10","slug":"sri-lanka-all-our-hope-has-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2019\/04\/30\/sri-lanka-all-our-hope-has-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"SRI LANKA: \u201cALL OUR HOPE HAS GONE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the Easter Sunday Bombings in Sri Lanka, ACN spoke with Fr. Malaka Leonard Fernando, the Minister Provincial of the Vice Province of our Lady of Lanka, Sri Lanka, of the Third Order Regular Franciscans who lives just half a kilometer from Katuwapitiya, where St. Sebastian\u2019s Church was bombed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baring his mind on the situation, the Priest explained that Sri Lankans had suffered enough from 30 years of war against terrorists and so hoped that the Country was becoming a peaceful environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut with these blasts\u201d, he said, \u201call our hope has gone. We are far away from peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fr. Malaka disclosed that some of his close friends were injured in the attack and some killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nonetheless, he maintains a singular message: \u201cThere is no way to peace, peace is the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe way of peace is the path of love. St. Francis, our patron Saint, loved people and the nature alike. Let us take every possible step to avoid violence and live peacefully.\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He called on all to join in the prayer for Sri Lanka and many other Countries where Christians suffer violent attacks on account of their faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He went ahead to share the following prayer which he said is recited everyday for their Country, Sri Lanka:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cO Most Loving and Tender Mother, Queen and Patroness of Sri Lanka, we humbly ask you to look upon us, your children, in our hour of need. Dearest Mother, you have come to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 our\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 re<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>cue,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 even\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 time<\/em><em>s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><em>of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 peril,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 war\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 de<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>truction. In your never failing love for u<\/em><em>s, <\/em><em>we earne<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>tly a<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>k <\/em><em>y<\/em><em>ou, <\/em><em>to di<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>pel from our mid<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>t, <\/em><em>waves of violence, killing<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>and addictions, and various form<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>of evil actions to disrupt unit<\/em><em>y <\/em><em>among people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Help u<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>to build in our land God&#8217;<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>Kingdom of Justice and Love. We entrust to your loving care and guidance all races and people<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>of our countr<\/em><em>y<\/em><em>. Help us to bring about brotherhood, peace and unit<\/em><em>y <\/em><em>in our society. Guide the destinie<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>of our nation and obtain for us la<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>ting peace so that all of u<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>ma<\/em><em>y <\/em><em>live a<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>brother<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>and si<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>ter<\/em><em>s <\/em><em>of one famil<\/em><em>y<\/em><em>. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To read full interview, go to: https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/2019\/04\/30\/there-is-no-way-to-peace-peace-is-the-way\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Easter Sunday Bombings in Sri Lanka, ACN spoke with Fr. 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