A mass Sunday night at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria included special prayers with the shooting victims from last week's congressional baseball practice attack in mind.
Parishioners and visitors gathered for the feast of Corpus Christi Mass and Procession at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria. Special prayers were offered for Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who was seriously hurt in a shooting at a park in the Del Ray neighborhood.
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The procession began outside St. Mary Catholic Church down South Royal Street for seven blocks to St. Mary’s cemetery.
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The procession began outside St. Mary Catholic Church down South Royal Street for seven blocks to St. Mary’s cemetery.
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The procession began outside St. Mary Catholic Church down South Royal Street for seven blocks to St. Mary’s cemetery.
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The procession began outside St. Mary Catholic Church down South Royal Street for seven blocks to St. Mary’s cemetery.
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In his written homily, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge prayed for all injured in last week’s shooting and their families. He also prayed that elected officials and the media would let go of “harsh words and severe rhetoric.”
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WASHINGTON 鈥� Prayers for unity and peace were made following an early morning shooting on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia鈥檚 Del Ray neighborhood last Wednesday.
The shooting left the gunman dead and seriously injured others, including a Tyson Foods lobbyist and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La. His condition continues to improve.
On Sunday night, a mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria included special prayers with the shooting victims in mind.
An Arlington Diocese spokesperson told 91欧美激情 this year’s feast of was already set. But the shooting prompted Bishop Michael Burbidge to offer special prayers for unity and peace ahead of the seven-block procession down South Royal Street to St. Mary Cemetery.
鈥淣o matter what our faith denomination may be or even if we do not belong to a certain denomination, we all know within our hearts is that innate ability and gift to be able to love,鈥� he told 91欧美激情 after the procession returned to the church.
Even among prayers for unity, he says the process getting there isn鈥檛 always a breeze.
鈥淪ometimes, when people fiercely disagree with us or falsely label us or judge us, it brings hurt, it brings pain. We鈥檙e human. That鈥檚 only natural,鈥� he said.
鈥淏ut if we allow that bitterness or that resentment to control us, what happens? We lose. So the only answer to that is to forgive,鈥� he added.
