To: Holy Redeemer Parish
From: Fr. Jason Gries and Bishop Thompson
Subject: National Day of Prayer in response to recent violence
– Sept. 9th
Bishop Thompson along with the Bishops across the United States has called together a National Day of Prayer on Sept 9th in response to the recent acts of violence experienced throughout our country. This National Day of prayer, on the feast of St. Peter Claver, is our way of helping nurture open, honest and civil dialogue in our communities.
Bishop Thompson and Fr. Jason Gries are asking us to stand unified with our brothers and sisters in Christ by coming together in prayer on Friday, September 9th. Join Holy Redeemer and the Catholic Diocese of Evansville by participating:
Mass to Promote Unity
Friday, September 9th, Noon.
at The Cathedral (St. Bens)
ALSO: At Holy Redeemer the Church Bells will be rung at 2pm (CST) as a sign of solidarity to mark the National Day of Prayer. At that time we ask everyone to join in praying the following prayer:
From: Fr. Jason Gries and Bishop Thompson
Subject: National Day of Prayer in response to recent violence
– Sept. 9th
Bishop Thompson along with the Bishops across the United States has called together a National Day of Prayer on Sept 9th in response to the recent acts of violence experienced throughout our country. This National Day of prayer, on the feast of St. Peter Claver, is our way of helping nurture open, honest and civil dialogue in our communities.
Bishop Thompson and Fr. Jason Gries are asking us to stand unified with our brothers and sisters in Christ by coming together in prayer on Friday, September 9th. Join Holy Redeemer and the Catholic Diocese of Evansville by participating:
Mass to Promote Unity
Friday, September 9th, Noon.
at The Cathedral (St. Bens)
ALSO: At Holy Redeemer the Church Bells will be rung at 2pm (CST) as a sign of solidarity to mark the National Day of Prayer. At that time we ask everyone to join in praying the following prayer:
"Some of you said: this system can no longer be endured. We must change it; we must put human dignity again at the center and on that pillar build the alternative social structures we need. It must be done with courage, but also with intelligence, with tenacity but without fanaticism, with passion but without violence. And among us all, addressing the conflicts without being trapped in them, always seeking to resolve the tensions to reach a higher plane of unity, peace and justice."
-- Pope Francis, 10/28/14 |
Download the Prayer for Peace Prayer Card:
Recent Bishop's Statements and Letters:
USCCB President Calls for Dialogue, Peace in the Midst of Violence July 18, 2016 USCCB President Calls for Prayers, Reflection, Civility and Dialogue July 8, 2016 Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself: U.S. Catholic Bishops Speak Against Racism - In 2001, several bishops brought together a series of essays on the perspective of the different cultural families and on racism in general. Their insight remains relevant today and still relevant excerpts, collated in 2013, are available. The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited. . . Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Diocese of Belleville, IL February 26, 2016 | ||