14.11.2015
Prayer for the People of France Following November 13 Atrocities
Following the attacks in Paris on the night of 13 November 2015, Archbishop Michael Jackson has issued the following statement and offered a prayer to be used throughout the dioceses on Sunday 15 November.
“I am sure that, like everyone else, you are saddened and horrified by the indiscriminate and pre–meditated killing of people in Paris on the evening of November 13.
I should like to express my sorrow for and solidarity with all those who have died and those who are bereaved and terrified as a result of the atrocities of Friday evening.
I offer the following prayer for the people of France and suggest that it might be used in churches and places of worship in the Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough on Sunday 15 November.”
Almighty God we lay before you today the people of France and in
particular the citizens of Paris.
We pray for those who have been killed
in the atrocities of Friday evening November 13 and we ask for your
mercy towards those who mourn the lost and tend the sick and injured.
We
pray for the security and support services and for all who exercise
political and civic leadership.
Most of all we pray for peace in a world
of violence.
We offer our prayer for your grieving and devastated children in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
A book of condolence will be open in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, from lunchtime today.