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l-a-1/19-96 24 April, 2019

To the Esteemed Members of the CCBI and Major Superiors

Subject: A Day of Prayer for the Tragedy in Sri Lanka

Your Eminence/Grace/Excellency /Dear Father/Brother/Sister,

I wish you, in the first place, a grace-filled Easter Season, with abundant blessings
of the Risen Lord.

To pledge our closeness and solidarity with the victims of the multiple bomb
blasts that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, I would like to propose that we
observe coming Sunday, 28th April, 2019 - Divine Mercy Sunday -- as a day of prayer
and solidarity with the Church and people of Sri Lanka.

During our Eucharistic celebrations on that day, special prayers of the faithful
should be added for the departed souls, the injured and the affected families, who are
plunged in grief and pain due to these senseless attacks.

I would also like to urge you to spend some time in prayer before the Eucharistic
Risen Lord,so that the country of Sri Lanka may experience healing and receive the gift of
peace.

A candle-light prayer or procession could be organized wherever possible, to


draw the attention of our people to the gruesome tragedy occurred in our neighbouring
country and to invite them to pray with us for peace and harmony throughout the world.

Fraternally yours in the Risen Lord,

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( 'll' Filipe Neri Ferrao )
Archbishop of Goa and Daman
President, CCBI

PRESIDENT VICE·PRESIDENT SECRETARY GENERAL DEPUTY SECRETARYGENERAL


Most Rev. Filipe Neri Ferrao Most Rev. George Antonysamy Most Rev. Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Fr. Stephen Alathara
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