Mirabile illud

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Mirabile illud is the title of an encyclical written on December 6, 1950 by Pope Pius XII. was published and is intended to encourage "public prayers for world peace". He describes this call as the crusade of prayer for peace.

Looking back on the past Holy Year (1950), Pius XII. the multitudes of pilgrims who flocked to Rome and St. Peter's Basilica in unity as a clear testimony to the will for peace . The development of new war equipment, more terrible and devastating than ever before, would not only have the ability to destroy armies , but it would also have the power to destroy civilians and especially innocent people and cultural assets.

In this encyclical the Pope asks who in this world can put an end to this horror and who is charged with punishing the warring powers with economic and financial penalties. Indirectly he calls for a secular authority that should work for peace and justice in the world and that is authorized by the peoples. If their commandments were to work really and properly, there would be no doubt that wars, riot, strife and oppression could be pushed back. He sees a difficult but necessary task for this secular and religious institution .

He calls for a common midnight prayer and expresses the wish that these prayers will be broadcast by radio to all parts of the world. This prayer should express the desire for peace, because "Glory is to God in the heights and peace on earth among the men of his grace" ( Luke 2:14 ).

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