{"id":2856,"date":"2008-09-11T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/quote-of-the-day-46.html"},"modified":"2008-09-11T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T14:17:00","slug":"quote-of-the-day-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/quote-of-the-day-46.html","title":{"rendered":"Quote of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">One month since the inhumane terrorist attacks that occurred in different parts of the United States of America, we again recommend to the eternal mercy of the God of our Fathers the numerous innocent victims.<\/p>\n<p>We ask for consolation and comfort for their family and relatives, burdened by pain; we invoke strength and courage for the many who continue their work in the places struck by this terrible disaster; we implore for tenacity and perseverence by all men of goodwill continuing on the paths of justice and peace.<\/p>\n<p>May the Lord remove from the heart of man every trace of resentment, of hostility and of hate, and open him to reconciliation, to solidarity, and to peace. Let us pray, so that the &#8220;culture of love&#8221; may be established all over the world . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">O God, Almighty and Merciful Father, he who sows discord cannot understand You; he who loves violence cannot welcome You: watch over us in our painful human condition tried by the brutal acts of terrorism and death.<\/p>\n<p>Comfort your children and open our hearts to hope, that our time may again know days of serenity and peace, through Christ our Lord.                     &#8211;<em>&#8211; Pope John Paul II, October 11, 2001<\/em> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One month since the inhumane terrorist attacks that occurred in different parts of the United States of America, we again recommend to the eternal mercy of the God of our Fathers the numerous innocent victims. 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