Easter Sunday Massacre in Sri Lanka
Late on Easter Sunday we heard the horrible reports of hundreds of people dead and more hundreds injured in eight bombings in the small island nation of Sri Lanka. Three of the bombings happened in Christian Churches; two Catholic and one Protestant, on the most holy of days. One Church is the Shrine of St Anthony, a holy site in the city of Colombo. We have many Sri Lankan families in our country and our prayers are with them at this time of horror.
Please pray this prayer this weekend.
Regards, Fr Mark Franklin
We pray to you Jesus,
For those who were killed in the Easter Sunday Massacres.We pray for the people who were killed at Easter Services in St Sebastian’s Church, Zion Church, and St Anthony’s Shrine, Colombo.
We pray for the people who were killed in several hotel blasts, and in a housing area.
We pray to you Jesus,
For the people receiving urgent medical treatment, and for health care personnel assisting them.We pray for the families of the bereaved and injured, and for their friends and community members.
We pray to you Jesus, for the emergency services, police and security, as they seek to provide humanitarian support, and to prevent further tragedy.
We pray to you Jesus,
For our sisters and brothers deeply traumatized.We pray for Sri Lankan families in other nations
As they await news of loved ones.We pray in solidarity.
We pray for our extended family.
We pray for peace.Amen.
