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Where peace and interior joy abound there also cheerfulness of mien and manner ought to be found. Happiness presupposes peace a threefold peace: Peace with God, peace with ourselves, and peace with our neighbor That man is happy who lives in peace.

In the holy night when our Saviour was born, the angels sang: "On earth, peace." On the eve of His Passion, Our Lord said to His disciples in His touching farewell address: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you" And after the Resurrection, He greeted His followers repeatedly with the words: "Peace be to you." Peace must be a great blessing, a priceless treasure; it is indeed happiness.

The Church prays for peace daily in the