A remarkable thing happened on December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The U.S. President, in an official act, asked the Queen of Heaven to bring peace to the world. Throughout his Official Statement, President Trump portrays Our Lady as God’s most potent instrument of Peace. And he ties it back to her singular act of saying yes to the Will of God at the Annunciation, whereby Salvation entered the world.
When the leaders of nations seek God’s intercession for their people, peace and prosperity follow. As Catholics, we know that when Our Lady is the most powerful intercessor before the Trinity. And when we pray to God through her, she takes our prayers, makes them her own, and brings them before her Son in a way beyond our nature. And that is precisely what President Trump does in this official act.
“Today, we look to Mary once again for inspiration and encouragement as we pray for an end to war and for a new and lasting era of peace, prosperity, and harmony in Europe and throughout the world.” President Trump.
Again and again in Sacred Scripture, peace comes not from power but from humility. When leaders set aside pride and acknowledge God’s authority, they find that peace is not seized—it is received. The King of Nineveh humbled himself, called his people to repentance, and entrusted the nation’s fate to God’s mercy. At the Temple’s dedication, Solomon pleaded not for dominance but for forgiveness and proper order, knowing that only God could secure peace for the people.
These rulers understood a truth that remains urgent today: when leaders and nations place themselves under God’s law, peace follows. When God is honored, hearts are steadied, communities are preserved, and blessings replace fear.
Our own moment calls for the same approach, as there is no other. Peace begins when we acknowledge God’s sovereignty, repent of our straying, and align our actions with His will. In doing so, we open the door to the grace that heals families, strengthens communities, and renews nations.
True peace is not the absence of conflict—
It is the presence of God.
Please join me in praying every day for our President and the leaders of all nations to embrace this truth.
Merry Christmas,
Al Langsenkamp, President
The Our Lady, Patroness of America Center
