Prayers
A Prayer for Those who Died and were Harmed in the Creeslough Gas Station Explosion
We stand in solidarity with the people of Creeslough whose hearts are broken with the recent tragedy and terrible loss of life. We pray for all those who lost loved ones and for the whole community that is grieving at this time. We pray for all those involved in responding and ministering to the survivors, we hold everyone in our hearts, devastated at this terrible tragedy.
by Brendan McManus SJ Profiles in Catholicism
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