Won't you walk to Mass for the Iraqi Christians?

As the severe persecution against our persecuted brothers and sisters in Iraq continues, a priest in Dublin, Ireland has invited Catholics to walk to Mass next Sunday in solidarity with the Iraqi Christians, saying:

Perhaps a walk to Mass on Sunday August 31 will sow the seeds of concern, action and generosity in the hearts of Irish men and women as they urge their elected representatives to deepen their concern, action and generosity on the world stage.

There is really no reason it could not also been done tomorrow.

Let's be honest: most of us do not have a very great distance to travel to our local church, not more than a few miles which could easily be walked in - typically - less than an hour, or just slightly more; that really is terribly difficult, considering what the Iraqi Christians are currently enduring.

Such a gesture of solidarity may not seem like anything significant, but if we remember the Little Way of Saint Therese of Lisieux, we see otherwise. Her Little Way can be summarized simply: Little things done with great love are immense in the eyes of God.

 

erhaps a walk to Mass on Sunday August 31 will sow the seeds of concern, action and generosity in the hearts of Irish men and women as they urge their elected representatives to deepen their concern, action and generosity on the world stage - See more at: http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/walk-mass-iraqi-christians#sthash.2YxoCTcv.dpuf

Perhaps a walk to Mass on Sunday August 31 will sow the seeds of concern, action and generosity in the hearts of Irish men and women as they urge their elected representatives to deepen their concern, action and generosity on the world stage - See more at: http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/walk-mass-iraqi-christians#sthash.2YxoCTcv.dpuf