CMSP–JPICC and Mission Partners Statement For the International Day of Prayer for Peace (April 11) Called by Pope Leo XIV

CMSP–JPICC and Mission Partners Statement
For the International Day of Prayer for Peace (April 11)
Called by Pope Leo XIV

A Prophetic Witness of Consecrated Life

We, the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines ; Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Commission (CMSP–JPICC), together with our mission partners, respond to the Holy Father’s call for an International Day of Prayer for Peace on April 11 ; not merely as a moment of prayer but as a summons to conversion, courage, and concrete action.

As the Holy Father reminds us, “let this day be a cry that rises from the suffering of humanity ; a cry that becomes prayer ; and a prayer that becomes a path toward peace.”

In this sacred time as we commemorate the Jubilee of the Easter of St. Francis ; we are reminded that peace is not born of comfort but of surrender ; not of indifference but of radical love lived in the midst of a wounded world.

In a time when the poor are crushed by rising costs, when nations are wounded by conflict, and when creation itself bears the weight of human greed ; consecrated life cannot remain silent. Neutrality is complicity ; silence is betrayal.

Our Prophetic Stands

We denounce systems that deepen poverty and inequality ; and reject the normalization of suffering and exclusion.

We oppose the unjust burdens placed on ordinary families ; especially the rising costs of fuel, electricity, and basic goods.

We call for accountability from those in power ; that public office and economic structures serve the common good.

We stand for peace ; rejecting violence in all its forms ; and affirm that the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth are one.

Our Gospel Commitment

We commit to live evangelical poverty with integrity ; to stand with the poor not only in service but in struggle ; and to transform charity into lasting solidarity.

We will speak when silence is easier ; act when comfort tempts us to withdraw ; and walk where suffering is most real.

As the Holy Father teaches, “we cannot ask God for peace while remaining indifferent to injustice ; prayer must lead us to conversion and concrete action.”

In this International Day of Prayer for Peace ; and in the Jubilee of the Easter of St. Francis ; we choose the path of surrender that gives life ; the witness that disturbs complacency ; and the courage that builds peace.

For only a Church that stands with the poor
can speak with truth ;
and only a Church that dares to act
can become a credible sign of peace.

CMSP–JPICC and Mission Partners