On Sunday, August 25, 2025, a Holy Mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Amman during which prayers were offered for peace in Ukraine, as it also coincided with the "Global Prayer for Ukraine" Initiative and its 34^th independence anniversary.

The Holy Mass was celebrated by parish priest Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader and concelebrated by assistant priest Fr. Ya’qoub Daynouti and Fr. Fares Siriani. In attendance were Ukrainian Ambassador to Jordan Myroslava Shcherbatyuk, aa number of diplomats, members of the Ukrainian community, and parishioners.

In his homily, Fr. Bader noted that "the narrow door addressed in the Holy Bible is not a closed door, but rather an open door to God's mercy and the grace of spiritual healing. However, it requires humility and abandonment of grudges, hatred, and the desire for revenge." He added, "The narrow door has another name, namely the Cross, that we carry daily so as to get to the Kingdom of God."

Noting that this year the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Hope and the passage through the Holy Doors, he said that Lord Jesus allows every believer to enter through the narrow door that leads to the Kingdom of God. He pleaded for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, who walked with Her Son through narrow doors in order to help believers proceed through this path towards salvation. He said, "This evening we pray for the peoples who pass through narrow doors and seek peace, foremost of whom are the peoples of Ukraine and Palestine, and especially for our people in Gaza, who are facing increasingly narrow doors."

Fr. Bader valued the Ukrainian ambassador's recent article in which she affirmed Ukraine's appreciation for the support of its partners, including Jordan, in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also referred to the calls for peace issued by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in which he stressed solidarity with peoples suffering due to raging wars.

Fr. Bader concluded his homily by saying, "Today, the churches of the world jointly pray for peace in Ukraine. We, in turn, lift up our prayers for peace and justice in the world, for beloved Jordan, and for His Majesty the King, who seeks to build bridges of communication among peoples and  to abstain from closing doors on any people aspiring for freedom and justice."

After the homily, Galina, the daughter of a Russian father and a Ukrainian mother, presented a hymn titled "Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God," as a message expressing hope and unity for peace.