Bishops United Against Gun Violence issued a statement Oct. 2 calling on Episcopalians to pray for the victims of the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival that left 59 dead and 530 injured. The statement also asks that Episcopalians seek better ways to address anger and resentment within American culture. “It has become clichéd at moments such as these to offer … [Read more...] about Bishops: Reflect and Pray
Las Vegas
Primates Pray for Victims
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and his fellow Primates of the Anglican Communion have prayed for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. More than 50 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded in a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday evening, marking the worst mass shooting on American soil. Bishop Curry read this statement: The following is a … [Read more...] about Primates Pray for Victims
The Supplication
An excerpt from “A Liturgical Appeal from Bishop Hirschfeld in the Wake of the Orlando Massacre” (June 2016), via Bishops United Against Gun Violence O Lord, arise, help us; and deliver us for your Name’s sake. O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers and mothers have declared unto us, the noble works that you have done in their days, and in the time before … [Read more...] about The Supplication