Please pray a Rosary for peace in the world

Perhaps it is due to the fact that we have access to news 24/7, but I feel there is an increase of war, conflict and upheaval in many places in the world, even more than in the recent past. Even in Europe we once again see the horrors of war.
Although Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, since February the conflict has expanded to become an intense war with tens of thousands of deaths, involving both military personnel and civilians. Through media reports, we have witnessed towns destroyed, the heartbreak of millions fleeing their homes and the tears of those whose loved ones have died.
Every war should tear at the heart of a Christian. War is not the way of the Prince of Peace. War is the ultimate failure of civilized people and civilized political systems. 
This is even more apparent when a war results from a blatant hunger for empire. Russia invaded a neighboring country which had not threatened to invade it.
Unlike the tragic wars in other areas of the world, a war in Europe brings the peril of war closer to home. Most Americans trace their heritage to Europe, which is close to us culturally. Political and social trends which begin in Europe are often transported and take root in the U.S. A war in Europe resulting from one country invading its neighbor, is a war which Europe has not seen since World War II and which many of us never thought we would see again.
Worst of all, three countries in Europe possess nuclear weapons — England, France and Russia. War and the threat of a broadening conflict do not only affect Europe; they affect the entire earth. England has approximately 225 nuclear warheads, France has 290 and Russia 5,977. The US, which is a NATO member, has approximately 5,428 warheads. Combined, these countries have the ability to obliterate most of the human race in the horror of a nuclear war.
Alarmingly, the leader of Russia has raised the prospect of using nuclear weapons against Ukraine. 
Some may consider it farfetched that any sane person would take the risk of enveloping the earth in a nuclear disaster. Perhaps. But nuclear deterrent presupposes people will think and act rationally. Under the stress of war, and especially the possibility of losing a war and being overthrown from power or even executed, national leaders may act in a less-reasoned measure. Add to this the real possibility of a miscalculation in predicting the opponent’s resolve or course of action, and the specter of a nuclear catastrophe becomes more real.
We need to pray for peace. I ask all the people of the Archdiocese of Mobile to pray that peace may come quickly to Europe and to all the troubled areas of the world. 
Please keep praying for peace. God hears prayers and we need to storm heaven with our prayers for peace. Especially, we need our mother Mary to pray with us. 
I am asking everyone in the archdiocese to pray a Rosary for peace. The stakes are high. Peace is not an option; it is the only way in which our civilized world can survive. Let us pray and keep praying.