Saturday, December 15, 2012

A Prayer for the victims at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn.









THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR THE DEPTH OF HORROR, SORROW, AND SYMPATHY FELT FOR THE CHILDREN, THE TEACHERS AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE CAUGHT UP IN THE EVIL OF THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTRY SCHOOL SHOOTING. AT THIS TIME ALL THAT CAN BE DONE IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING AND THE OFFERING OF PRAYERS FOR THEM AND ALL THOSE WHOSE LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

 

DEAREST ABBA, WE COME BEFORE YOU AS BROKEN SOULS IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. OUR VERY HEARTS ARE TORN FROM US WHEN WE MUST ENDURE THE LOSS OF OUR CHILDREN. FOR US THERE IS NO OTHER WORLD, NOT HEAVEN, NOT EARTH, ONLY THE BLACK ABYSS OF SORROW. WE HAVE BEEN CAST INTO HELL AND FEEL THE HOPELESSNESS OF HELL IN WHICH NO LIGHT CAN PENETRATE. WE CRY OUT TO YOU IN ANGER AND ANGUISH, " OH GOD, OH GOD! "

SEND, OH LORD, YOUR ARCHANGELS TO PROTECT US.  BLESS AND STRENGTHEN US IN BODY AND SPIRIT SO THAT WE WILL BE STRONG AND PRESENT FOR OUR EARTHY SPOUSE AND CHILDREN. DEFEND US FROM THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR, KEEP OUR SOULS AND MINDS OPEN TO YOUR GRACE AND CARRY US THROUGH THIS VALLEY OF TEARS UNTIL WE CAN REST WITH THEE, OUR DEPARTED CHILDREN AND ALL OF YOUR ANGELS AND SAINTS.

WE ASK THIS THROUGH THE PASSION OF YOUR SON, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THROUGH THE LOVE OF HIS BLESSED MOTHER, MARY.  oOUR DOLOROSA

AMEN
 
PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL YOU KNOW AND COMMIT TO SAY THIS PAYER EACH DAY FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. 

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