Prayers for Boston

4/16/2013 , , 0 Comments

Well folks, I don't have too much to say about Boston.  So, I'm going to let the pope speak.  This is his letter addressed to the people of Boston through their Archbishop, Cardinal Sean O'Malley.
His Eminence Cardinal Sean O’Malley 
Archbishop of Boston
Deeply grieved by news of the loss of life and grave injuries caused by the act of violence perpetrated last evening in Boston, His Holiness Pope Francis wishes me to assure you of his sympathy and closeness in prayer. In the aftermath of this senseless tragedy, His Holiness invokes God’s peace upon the dead, his consolation upon the suffering and his strength upon all those engaged in the continuing work of relief and response. At this time of mourning the Holy Father prays that all Bostonians will be united in a resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good (cf. Rom 12:21), working together to build an ever more just, free and secure society for generations yet to come.
Cardinal Tarcisio BertoneSecretary of State
Two big points: pray and do good to defeat evil.  It's nothing new, just the same tools that the Church has been using for thousands of years, but it is easy enough to forget the basics when in the midst of disaster.  


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