Tuesday, July 2, 2026: 

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace



As the anniversaries of the Trinity Test (July 16) and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 and 9) grow near, we must be aware and inform others that the risk of a nuclear war is greater today than it has been since 1986. 

There are no nuclear weapons limitation treaties, no treaties about monitoring nuclear developments, and most of the nuclear powers are posed to modernize and expand their nuclear arsenals. (France has already promised to increase its stockpile of nuclear warheads.) As we pray to remember the victims of past nuclear weapons, let us pray for our present and the coming future.

Prayer

Sr. Diane Smith, CSJLA, a member of the Pax Christi USA Disarmament Working Group, has written this litany to Our Lady of Nagasaki:

Remembering the devastation of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, we turn to you, Our Lady of Nagasaki, to comfort the suffering and sorrowful. Protect us from the ongoing threat of conflict and nuclear war. Fill our hearts with love and hope for a world free of hatred and revenge.


We ask for your intercession: that hearts will be converted.

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace that nuclear weapons never again be unleashed on your people

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that world leaders realize that nuclear weapons do not bring peace

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that world leaders implement the UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that weapons of mass destruction be forever banned

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that we may turn away from violence

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace


that we embrace a culture of peace,

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that we may be reconcilers

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that we choose dialogue over conflict

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that the world may find the courage to disarm nuclear weapons

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that we may be sheltered from war, hatred and oppression

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace

that we build a future filled with love, justice and lasting peace. 

Our Lady of Nagasaki lead us to love and peace



Our Lady of Nagasaki, we pray that you will accompany us as we work for peace and nuclear disarmament among nations. As your son Jesus said, “Love your enemies.” May we not hate those who cause harm but pray for their salvation and conversion. Help us “act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with our God’” (Micah 5:6). Root love and peace firmly in our hearts and in our world.

Amen.




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