Bishop Says Powerlessness Leads Us To Prayer
Bishops who were in the path of the hurricane are now all accounted for. Catholic Online reports.
As of the morning of Sept. 1, the USCCB had yet not heard from Bishop Sam G. Jacobs of Houma-Thibodaux, La., but had heard from a priest who had seen him. The other bishops in the hurricane-affected region had been accounted for.
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans was staying at a parish in Baton Rouge, La., and with the assistance of Louisiana state troopers was visiting shelters in the Baton Rouge area. Baton Rouge, about 80 miles from New Orleans, has taken in 100,000 people from New Orleans.
Archbishop Hughes joined with Bishop Robert W. Muench of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and other civic and religious leaders for a prayer service at the Office of Emergency Preparedness Aug. 31.
"This is a challenging moment for us all," the archbishop said at the service. "God has brought us to our knees in the face of devastation. We do not really know how to respond. Powerlessness leads us to prayer, and when we turn to God, God offers us his grace."
He asked for prayers for those "who have been taken from our midst" and for those who are "organizing the response and leading our people so well."
Archbishop Hughes also prayed for those who might take advantage of the desperate situation by looting or preying on others.
"Remove us from any evil in this time of need," he said. "Lord, do not let us be impacted by the actions of those who increase the suffering of others by taking advantage of the situation."
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As of the morning of Sept. 1, the USCCB had yet not heard from Bishop Sam G. Jacobs of Houma-Thibodaux, La., but had heard from a priest who had seen him. The other bishops in the hurricane-affected region had been accounted for.
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans was staying at a parish in Baton Rouge, La., and with the assistance of Louisiana state troopers was visiting shelters in the Baton Rouge area. Baton Rouge, about 80 miles from New Orleans, has taken in 100,000 people from New Orleans.
Archbishop Hughes joined with Bishop Robert W. Muench of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and other civic and religious leaders for a prayer service at the Office of Emergency Preparedness Aug. 31.
"This is a challenging moment for us all," the archbishop said at the service. "God has brought us to our knees in the face of devastation. We do not really know how to respond. Powerlessness leads us to prayer, and when we turn to God, God offers us his grace."
He asked for prayers for those "who have been taken from our midst" and for those who are "organizing the response and leading our people so well."
Archbishop Hughes also prayed for those who might take advantage of the desperate situation by looting or preying on others.
"Remove us from any evil in this time of need," he said. "Lord, do not let us be impacted by the actions of those who increase the suffering of others by taking advantage of the situation."
More here.
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