We pray for the peace of the universe, not only for mankind, but for every creature, for animals and plants, for the stars and all of nature. Thereby we enter into a cosmic piety, we find ourselves in harmony with everything God has called into being. We pray for an end to warfare and to struggles between races, nations and social classes. We pray that all of humanity might be united in a common love. Every temple of the Lord is a house of divine Presence and a house of prayer.
Every temple is also a house of peace.
May the soul of all those who enter into this holy temple to take part in the assembly of God, become itself a house of peace. We are not able to perform the merciful acts of the Father, but we can share in his spirit of mercy. A first sign of this spirit is never to think of a man as utterly lost. The piercing of Jesus's side by the lance and the blood and water that gushed forth have great symbolic and mystical importance. The Latin devotion to the Sacred Heart has its origins in this episode of the Gospel.