International Day of Peace - September 21
IPJC Peace Day Prayer Resources
Prayer Service for the International Day of Peace 
International Day of Peace Gathering for Families
(from Parenting for Peace & Justice program)
About the International Day of Peace
The United Nations International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. Established by U.N. resolution in 1982, "Peace Day" has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small. Read more on the International Day of Peace website
Other Peace Day Resources
Augustinians of the Midwest Peace Day Resources
Catholic Relief Services Peace Day Prayer
Holy Cross Office of Justice Peace Day Prayer Service
International Day of Peace Vigil
Pax Christi USA Peace Day Resources
Presbyterian Peacemaking Program
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's Peace Day Message
Weekly Peace Prayer from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
World Council of Churches Peace Day Resources
World Peace Prayer Society
Quotes on Peace
Peace is God’s gift to us, given in Christ, a gift we experience and enjoy now, though not in its completeness. We believe that peace points beyond itself in hope to the fullness of time.
—The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
If we have not peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Peace begins
with a smile.
—Mother Teresa
Peace isn’t passive. It isn’t merely the absence of violence, the absence of war. Peace is an active, viable, hopeful way of living. Especially peace is hopeful.
—Author Marion Dane Bauer
Everyday we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life…our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive.
—Thich Nhat Hanh