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Bishop Olmsted opens legislative session with prayers for Arizona shooting victims
Bishop Olmsted wrote:
O loving God, Creator and Father of us all, We come before you with hearts weighed down by the terrible violence that took place in Tucson on Saturday.
We grieve for Judge John Roll and all those who have died; we stand in prayerful solidarity with their families and friends. We pray for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and all who were injured and for those who love and care for them.
Father of mercy, we commend them all to your loving hands, asking you to grant eternal life to the deceased, healing and full recovery to the wounded, and comfort and peace to their loved ones.
And Blessed Lord, we earnestly pray, may such senseless violence never scar the social fabric of Arizona again.
We pray today, too, God of justice and of peace, for Governor Brewer, for all our Senators, Representatives, other elected officials and all who serve in public office.
Protect them and guide them with your wisdom. Give them the light and grace to build up the common good, and to protect the rights and dignity of every person
God of goodness and Father of compassion, on this day when keen sorrow clouds our hearts and so many difficult problems lay before us, we pray with the words of St. Francis of Assisi:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, union;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light, and
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life |
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Lord have Mercy. The judge that died had just gone to Mass....he attended Mass every day. The little girl that died just made her First Communion last Spring. 
Praying for all involved.
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This is such a beautiful, peace-filled prayer. I am so glad that you have Bishop Olmsted, Angie...a voice of calm and reason at such a tragic time.
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Thank you for sharing this prayer, Angie.
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4 lads mom wrote:
| The judge that died had just gone to Mass....he attended Mass every day. The little girl that died just made her First Communion last Spring. |
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So terribly tragic but how beautiful that he had just gone to Mass, and that the little girl had the Graces of her FHC.
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We're shocked and continue to pray for the victims. Thank you for sharing!
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4 lads mom wrote:
| Lord have Mercy. The judge that died had just gone to Mass....he attended Mass every day. |
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Bishop Kicanas shared:
Bishop Kicanas wrote:
While Roll was well-known in his capacity as a federal judge, he was also a husband, father and man of strong Catholic faith, said Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson. Roll graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School.
"Judge Roll was a person of great faith and great integrity. He lived his faith as a devoted parishioner of SS. Peter and Paul Parish and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Tucson," Kicanas said in a written statement.
"For many years, he would begin his day serving the early-morning Mass at SS. Peter and Paul. He proclaimed the Word of God as a lector at SS. Peter and Paul and St. Thomas the Apostle. He lived his faith as a servant of our nation for the cause of justice."
Kicanas said all the Catholic bishops who are with him in the Holy Land are praying for the victims and their families. |
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These things are always so sad and I will never, ever understand it. The families' pain must be so great.
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Praying for all who are touched by this tragedy. We know Bishop Olmsted from his days as bishop in Wichita, Angie, and he is a great man. You are so blessed to have him.
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So sorry to hear this. A friend of ours was closely touched by this tragedy and we are praying for all involved...I just don't understand...
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So tragic.
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We'll continue to pray, thanks for this prayer, Angie.
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Continuing to pray here.
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Praying for the victims and their families and the parents of the shooter.
Peace,
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Carole N. wrote:
| We know Bishop Olmsted from his days as bishop in Wichita, Angie, and he is a great man. You are so blessed to have him. |
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Oh, Carole, this is so true.
Additionally, I am blessed by 2 bishops. Bishop Kicanas is my bishop by diocese which is Tucson, a 2.5 hour drive from our home. We live only 1 mile from the diocese of Phoenix, which explains why I have more interaction with Bishop Olmsted. Like me, this tragedy was tended to by both bishops - such a blessing in this time of terrible suffering.
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Praying for all involved.
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