SPECIAL MESSAGE

Romano Byzantine Metropolitanate

Syro-Russian Orthodox Catholic Church

Duluth Minnesota

 To:        Clergy,  Commission Practitioners, Synodal Liaisons and Officials

 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

 The Metropolitanate joins the millions of others who today cry over the devastation and loss of human lives that was experienced this morning here in the United States. Such acts are detested before the throne of Almighty God. We join with many others in praying for the souls of the departed and for their families and our whole nations that mourn their loss.

At 8:45am a hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York killing the passengers and many who were inside the building. At 9:03am another hijacked airliner crashed into the second World Trade Center killing many more people. At 11:26 am another plane crashed in Pennsylvania, and at 11:59am another (Flight 175) crashes from Boston to Los Angeles. The media reports that over 10,000 people may have been killed in this heinous and barbaric tragedy and act against God. This attack against the American Nation and her people has now rippled throughout our country and many others.

 We ask that all who receive this message take time today to pray for all those who have died, for all those who suffer, and for the Peace of God to triumph throughout this world of ours. All clergy are asked to remember those who died today in their Sunday Liturgies, and all practitioners licensed through our Synod are also asked to pray with those they serve. Let us all pray for an end to wars and killings and a return to God. Let us never accept or condone anything in this life that takes away the life or the freedom of the peoples of God.

 Almighty God, Creator and Lover of all that is here in this world, hear our prayer for those who have died this day and those who mourn their passing. Receive them into your kingdom and grant them forgiveness of their offenses and grant them eternal peace. Lord, bring to this world peace and a return to you and your love. This we ask in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen.

 Faithfully in Christ,