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Saint Vincent de Paul
Roman Catholic Church
979 Avenue C -
Bayonne, New Jersey 07002
(201) 436-2222 Fax:(201) 437-5235
Founded 1894
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  Pope
Benedict XVI
Apostolic Journey to the United States
April 15 - 20, 2008
Prepared text as released by the Vatican of
Pope Benedict’s prayer at ground zero:
O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many
different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene
of incredible violence and pain.
We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who
died here - the heroic first-responders: our fire fighters, police
officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along
with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy
simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11,
2001.
We ask you, in your compassion to bring healing to those who, because of
their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness. Heal, too,
the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this
tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope.
We are mindful as well of those who suffered death, injury, and loss on
the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our hearts
are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering.
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts
of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to
your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred.
God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we
seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant
that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here
may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in
hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all. |