All Churches' Bell rang to together to pray for our country
As per the
request of Archbishop Leo Cornelio, initiated by the movement Pray for India
movement and coordinated by Navdeep Communications Bhopal Archdiocese, all the
churches irrespective Catholic Christians and other Christian denominations
came together to pray for India on 31st May at 12 Noon.
Archbishop
Leo Cornelio Svd organising a prayer service in online for the people to follow
from their homes said that it is an urgent need
to invoke God's blessings on our country as she faces multiple threats
from different walks of life may it be a natural or super natural calamities.
We need to repent for our failures to uplift the poor and weak to establish a
just and equitable society. To stand united One Sound One Hope in prayer was
necessary as the end of May the entire Catholic Christians remember Mother Mary
to accompany the journey of faith.
The prayer
service began at 12 Noon from their respective parishes and homes by ringing
their church bell or from respective mobile bells followed by Holy Spirit hymn.
With a short reflections on the Corona Virus'19 a passage from holy Bible (St. John
20: 19-23) was read out. The intercessory prayer for our country, police
officials, doctors and attendants, corona victims and religious leaders were
said by the family members followed by national anthem.
If we want
to defeat COVID-19 before it defeats us, we need to come together in one heart
and one mind said Fr Maria Stephen the PRO of the Archdiocese. We need to
mobilize human resources to look after our migrants and labourers.
The prayer
service was telecasted by Navchetana TV channel. During prayer service at
Archbishop's House Fr Shellmon, Fr
Soundarajan, Sr Jeena, PSOL, Ms. Sonia, Mr Sunil, Mr Peter, Fr Maria Stephen,
Fr Nitin CMI and Archbishop Leo Cornelio Svd were present.