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OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 10-11 2011

MASS INTENTIONS
Sat., Sept. 10 Weekday 5:00p +Duane Carter (Elvira Carter) Sun., Sept. 11 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30a +Doris Relyea (Vince & Bev Oddi) 11:00a +Lucia Ciotola (Family) Mon., Sept. 12 The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00a +Bambina Lombardi (Husband) Tues., Sept. 13 St. John Chrysostom 8:00a +Joyce Policaro (Family) 11:00a-FCV +Msgr. James Carroll (Msgr. Missimi) Wed., Sept. 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 8:00a +Catherine Calderone (Vince & Jean Romanelli) Thurs., Sept. 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 8:00a +Norma Schumick (Mary & Vince Melaragno) Fri., Sept. 16 8:00a St. Cornelius & St. Cyprian +Susan Campbell (Paul & Mary Jo Ritzenthaler)

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Sunday, Sept. 11 8:30a 9:30a 11:00a 6:00p Coffee & Donuts Following Masses Mass - Church Religious Ed (K-5th)-Welcome Back! Mass - Church ImPact (6th-8th)-Welcome Back!

Monday, Sept. 12 8:00a Mass - Church Tuesday, Sept. 13 8:00a Mass - Church 9:30a Bible Study-PLC Wednesday, Sept. 14 8:00a Mass - Church 7:00p Bible Study-PLC Thursday, Sept. 15 8:00a Mass - Church 7:30p Choir Rehearsal-Church Friday, Sept. 16 8:00a 8:30a 5:30p Mass - Church Centering Prayer-Church Wedding Rehearsal-Church

Sat., Sept. 17 St. Robert Bellarmine 5:00p +David Mastracci (Janice Hogan) Sun., Sept. 18 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30a People of the Parish 11:00a +Dolores Meis (Patty Kletzley)

Gifts for God


117 Envelopes Recd; 719 issued 21 Loose Checks Sept. 3-4 Loose Cash $4,388.00 1,130.00 602.00

Saturday, Sept. 17 Monthly Food Drive 2:30p Wedding (Pandora/Pagnatta)-CH 4:00p Confessions - Church 5:00p Mass - Church Sunday, Sept. 18 8:30a 9:30a 9:30a 11:00a 11:00a Monthly Food Drive Mass - Church Religious Ed (K-5th) SVDP Meeting Mass - Church CGS (During Mass)-Atrium

Total
Thank you to all who support the work of God

$6,120.00

VINTAGE VICTORIANS will meet on Tuesday, September 20 at 8:00a for Mass followed by breakfast in the PLC. Msgr. Missimi will speak on Four Things That Can Change Your Life. Please RSVP to Bonny Salrin @ 486-7944 by September 16.

ADULT CHOIR rehearsals are held


on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the church. In addition to singing for 11:00 mass, the choir will be presenting a concert in December. This is a good time to consider joining this group of folks who love singing and enjoy being with one another. There are no auditions - just come! Contact person: Carol Ann Bradley, 614-348-8822.

R.C.I.A. Classes will begin Thursday, September 29,


2011 at 7:30p and will be held in the Parish Life Center (lower level). Anyone with even a mild interest in the Catholic faith is welcome to call Karin DeLaurentis @ 614-306-6013 or Father Romano for more information.

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

e are a group of people bound by our belief in Jesus Christ. Through our baptism, we are called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves through the ideal of shared ministry to build a community where all are welcomed, loved, needed, and appreciated; to celebrate the gift of life together in word and sacrament; and to promote justice, peace and equality for all people. - Our Lady of Victory Mission Statement

MINISTRY SCHEDULES
5:00p Saturday, September 17
Extraordinary Ministers: Lectors: Servers: Ushers: Debbie Daoud, Kathy Rizzoni, Maureen Sullivan, Andrea Tose, Mary Waterfield Jackie Milsom, Maria Rizzoni Andy McCauley, Joe McCauley, Megan McCauley Renee Williams, Joe Tose, Vincent Tose, Ed Pirik

THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FOOD DRIVE sponsored by the OLV


St. Vincent De Paul Society: Our Lady of Victory Parish supports food banks located in Columbus and McArthur, Ohio by collecting nonperishable food items every Third Sunday of the Month. Please participate by bringing in non-perishable food donations and placing them in the baskets provided next Weekend - September 17-18, 2011. Thank you for your support!

8:30a Sunday, September 18


Extraordinary Ministers: Lectors: Servers: Ushers: Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound: Ann Cahalan, Marsha Dieker, Terrie Harlor, Vincent Lombardo Michael Phillian, Tom Silcott Austin Hudson, William Mason Doug Campbell, Jeff Panuto, Randy Harlor Dennis Rotondo, Marsha Dieker, Karri Schildmeyer, Ann Gabriel, Judy Ciccone

CONGRATULATIONS to
Brian Thacker & Diane Pacubas and Joe Szymanski & Colleen Snyder who were united in the Sacrament of Matrimony this weekend at Our Lady of Victory.

11:00a Sunday, September 18


Extraordinary Ministers: Lectors: Marcia Bohley, Rosemary Myers, Gary Senter, Jim Shannon, Gisela Vitt, Brenda Young Steven Evans, Dottie Spires Julia Boyer, Harrison Jackson, Tia Williams Joe Conie, Roy LeMaster, Don May, Richard Broderick Barb Schofield, Margherita Finelli

Your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of Pat McAllister who died recently; may God grant him eternal rest and consolation to his family.

Servers: Ushers: Collection Counters:

CALLING ALL GOLFERS


The 11th Annual Knights of Columbus Victory Council Golf Outing will be held Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course. Start Time is at 11:00a; lunch at 12:00N; shot gun start. Questions, please call Jim McCauley @ 614-296-5365 or jbm5@columbus.rr.com. All are welcome; sponsorships available.

Mary Clark, Marie Sirij, Dorothy Lang, Eloise Miller, Mary Jane Hannah, Elizabeth Rusnak, Irene Clay, Patricia Baumann, Doris Scanlon, Patricia Sheehan, Eric Ray, Reid Hudson, Jada Brady, William Reed Orban, Jake Koch, Trina Latorre, Sr. Sharen Baldy, SCN, Casey Browning, Jack Miller, Dominic Panuto, Fr. Lawrence Reichert, William Hoke, John T. Schaeufele, Beanie Gentile, Marge Ciccone, Eloise McAllister, Tom Paoletti. Please remember in your prayers others who are not on this list. (Please notify the parish office of any changes.)

OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 10-11 2011

REGISTER NOW FOR ACTS: THE SPREAD OF THE KINGDOM BIBLE STUDY

We need 10 people to help clean the Center on Saturday, September 17th from 9a-11a Families are welcome, (ages 6 and older) Please email Debbie Daoud at debbiedaoud1@hotmail.com or call at 370-1990. You can also sign up in the Church Vestibule.

This 20-week Bible study of Acts explores how Christs kingdom on earth is empowered to carry out His work in the world. The study is a combination of individual reading and study, group discussion, and DVD lectures by Jeff Cavins, renowned Catholic Bible Teacher heard often on EWTN. .

Our Lady of Victory Parish Life Center September 13, 2011-February 21, 2012 2011Tuesday morning 9:30-11:00 am 9:30OR Wednesday evening 7:00-8:30 pm 7:00-

Name__________________________________________

Please join Our Lady of Victory Parish as we embrace our newest ministry, Run The Race. Run the Race is a wonderful ministry on the west side of Columbusjust 3.6 miles from OLV. It was developed by Rachel Muha in loving memory of her son, Brian Muha, who was killed 10 years ago. This center especially fosters health and happiness through spiritual and emotional development for kids ages 3-18 years olds. Pantry items that are ALWAYS needed: Granola Bars, Fruit Bars, Fruit-Cups, Cans of Protein: Tuna, Chicken meals. Please place these items in the boxes in the lower level of the Parish Life Center where Sunday school takes place.

Phone__________________________________________ Email__________________________________________ Tuesday Morning: Wednesday Evening: 9:30-11:00 am 7:00-8:30 pm _________ _________

Each session needs a minimum of 10 individuals. We will be finished before Lent this year. Ash Wednesday is February 22, 2012. Easter Sunday is April 8, 2012.

ALL ARE WELCOME


The cost for the study set and binder is $22. $22. Please make check payable to Our Lady of Victory
Please fill out this form and return it to the OLV office. For more information and questions, please contact: Kati Russell 481-9225 crussel1@columbus.rr.com Amy Dunn 485-0726 dunns@columbus.rr.com

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Attention OLV Families:

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES BEGIN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Grades K-8th


Looking forward to a fantastic year of faith formation, activities, spiritual growth, new friendships, and Catholic learning!

AMAZING KICK-OFF night!


Re-Introducing: ImPACT for Teens Program

Grades 6, 7, & 8th


Sunday, September 11, 2011

6:00-8:00pm in the PLC


Parents are welcome from 6:00-6:30pm. Students stay the whole time for Coney Dogs, entertainment by Luke the Juggler, and as always faith formation.
Questions? Call 486-7678 or email: religioused@ourladyofvictory.cc

OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 10-11 2011

OLV Youth Community NEWS L.I.F.E. - Living In Faith Everyday


????? Contact Holly Jo Monnier @ 465.3658 (Cell #) or youth@ourladyofvictory.cc

Teen L.I.F.E. Night registrations for 9th-12th graders will take place that night. ALOHA! PLEASE NOTE Our Teen L.I.F.E. Nights will typically be from 5:30PM-8:00PM. Our first night goes a little longer.

CONCERT!!! CHRISTIAN CONCERT!!!


Friend Monnier Ministers or search Living In Faith Everyday~OLV Youth Community UPCOMING EVENTS: SEPTEMBER 11 Coney Dog Night! Teen Leaders Interest Meeting and EPIC Apples to Apples (6:00-8:00PM) 18 Teen L.I.F.E. Night Kickoff (5:30-8:30PM) Survivor Luau GUEST SPEAKER: FR. JOSH WAGNER 20 We Are the Beggars Tour Concert (7:00-10:00PM)
We Are the Beggars Tour Audrey Assad & Ike Ndolo Band Special GuestEnnie Hickman Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 7:30-9:30PM at St. Matthews Church Cost: $10 Contact Holly Jo if interested in attending or helping chaperone. There are extra forms available at the Religious Ed. Office. Please register by September, 18th. All are welcome to attend this awesome event!

Attention to ALL Parishioners: Special presentation!!!


How Youth Ministry Can Impact Your Parish! When: Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 NOTE CHANGE IN DATE!!! Time: 7:00PM-8:30PM Where: OLV PLC How can we impact the lives of teens and engage them in Parish Life? Join us for this conversation to share ideas and work together in leading our teens closer to Christ! Teens, parents and parishioners are welcomed to attend!

MAYHEM!!!!!!!!!! APPLES TO APPLES MAYHEM!!!!!!!!!!


Hey teens, want to be a leader??? Serve your peers AND share your ideas for the new OLV Youth Community! JOIN USTONIGHT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH @ 6PM IN THE OLV PLC. WE WILL BE ENJOYING CONEY DOGS AND GOOD TIMES, THEN SHARING IDEAS AND PLAYING APPLES TO APPLES FROM 7PM-8PM. All are welcomed from Grades 9th-12th, bring your friends! Dont miss our 2011/2012 KICKOFF Teen L.I.F.E. Night! ~ SURVIVOR LUAU STYLE ~ Celebrate the end of summer Hawaiian style with the newly forming OLV Youth Community! Lots of good food, fun competitions, door prizes and you have to ask yourself, CAN YOU SURVIVE IT??? Where: On the Island of OLV PLC When: NEXT WEEK Sunday, September 18th, 2011 Time: 5:30PM-8:30PM ROLL OF NEED: Please bring a package of toilet paper or paper towels to be donated to Run the Race. Friends are welcomed, there is no cost!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF TEENS!


WE NEED HELP: If you are interested in helping with hospitality at our Teen L.I.F.E. Nights, donating snacks, desserts, beverages or assisting with our gatherings in other ways please contact Holly Jo by cell, email or at the Religious Ed. Office: 486.7678. We especially need help the first night on September 18th! Thank you! As a baptized member of the Church, Jesus Christ calls you to follow in His footsteps and make a difference in the world today. You can make a difference!...Offer your youthful energies and your talents to building a civilization of Christian lovecommit yourself to the struggle for justice, solidarity, and peace. ~ Pope John Paul the II Homily at World Youth Day, Denver, 1993

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PRO-LIFE RALLY FOR THE HEARTBEAT BILL Tuesday, September 20th Ohio Statehouse Atrium; 11am-2pm. See Church Bulletin Board for more information. ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, September
22, 2011 at Gressos Bar 961 S High St. Columbus, OH, 5:30 p.m. Mingling, Food and Refreshments Provided. Network with Columbus area Catholic professionals while enriching your spiritual life at our open house event. Food and drinks provided. Contact Doug Smith for more information or to RSVP (614) 371-2595. RSVP encouraged but not required. Nonmembers encouraged to attend. Visit www.columbuscatholicbusinessnetwork.com for more info.

MOM, DADI THINK GOD MAY BE CALLING ME. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? The
answer to this question and how to support a vocation or encourage a family member to consider a religious vocation can be heard on September 20, at 7:30 PM at the Jessing Center at the Josephinum. The Serra Club of North Columbus will present "A Family Look at Vocations" with speaker, Fr. Alejandro Crosthwaite, OP, Vice- Rector for Public Relations at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum), in Rome, Italy. A video tour of the Angelicum will be included in the program. Parents and all adults are welcome at no charge. A free-will donation will be accepted. Further information call: Ginger at 614-8466133

CUM CHRISTO: You are invited to participate in a


once-in-a-lifetime experiential weekend of Christian learning and renewal. Contact Dan and Teresa Lau at (614) 486-8464 to learn more about the Cursillo method of Piety, Study, Action and Group Reunion. The October 13-16 Mens Weekend and November 10-13 Womens Weekend are currently accepting applications. Future scheduled weekends in 2012 include: Men: March 22-25 & Women: April 10-13. The Annual ST. CHARLES ALUMNI GOLF OUTING is scheduled for Sunday, September 25 at The High Lands Golf Course in Pataskala. This scramble event begins with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. A $65 entry fee covers the round of golf, a cart, prizes, and a deluxe picnic dinner. Space for singles and foursomes is limited so dont delay in securing your spot! This year the event will honor the late 1958 alumnus, Len Iannarino. There are also hole sponsorship opportunities for $100. On that same weekend the St. Charles Alumni Association will also sponsor a combined pre-game HOMECOCOMING POT LUCK PICNIC with the football parents. This event takes place on Friday, September 23 starting at 5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. Alumni and friends who wish to participate are asked to bring potluck items (main dish and or appetizer/dessert) to share with the group. For more information or to sign up, please contact Louis J. Fabro83 by e-mail at lfabro@cdeducation.org or by phone at 614-252-9288 ext. 21.

19TH ANNUAL BREAKFAST WITH THE BISHOP will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011.
This year, David C. Bianconi, chairman of Progressive Medical, Inc., will join Bishop Campbell in addressing business influence and moral responsibility to the community. Breakfast with the Bishop will be held at the Hyatt Regency in the Regency ballroom and will be attended by more than 400 guests. For more information, or if you are interested in attending the breakfast, please contact Karen Washbush, director of Develo pmen t a nd M arke ting at kwashbush@colscss.org or 614-857-1236.

HUGE HOLY NAME YARD SALE: The annual Holy


Name Yard Sale is here! Friday, September 16 9:00a6:00p and Saturday, September 17 9:00a-4:00p at 154 E. Patterson Ave., Columbus. Furniture, lamps, religious items, everything including the kitchen sink. For more info call 614.262.0390 or email hnyardsale@gmail.com.

2011 CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SCHOOL VIRTUES GALA: The 2011 Celebrating Catholic School Virtues
Gala to support tuition assistance in our diocese will be held on Tuesday, November 8, at the Walter Student Commons, St. Charles Preparatory High School. Please call 6 14. 22 1.5 8 29 or em ail gala@cdeducation.org; learn how you can attend and help Catholic education.

SUFFERING, DEATH AND RESURRECTION: A PASTORS EXPERIENCE OF 9/11


By Msgr. Anthony Sherman Diocese of Brooklyn It was a picture perfect day when I returned to my rectory after a number of communion calls. On my way to the last one, our parish deacon met me and said he had heard that a small plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. At home, I could sense that things were much more serious. I went to the school and met with the principal who described the events that were developing. Our concern was to provide the children with as much normalcy as possible since the children had not heard the news nor seen anything yet. We had just hired a nurse psychologist for our school and this was to be her first day. With the help of the nurse, both the principal and I prepared for how to deal with the news of either deceased or missing parents. Fortunately, the windows of the school faced away from New York. I went with our maintenance man to the roof and there before my eyes I could see the Towers engulfed in flames and then, as if made of matchsticks, one of them completely imploded. The rush of emotions is beyond words, and it struck at the very depths of my being. We were successful in keeping the children in school until dismissal that day. Only one parent insisted on taking a child home. We wished to avoid children being placed in front of TV and traumatized by seeing the events over and over again. At lunch time, I returned to the rectory, and just then an American fighter plane zoomed low. Questions raced through my mind. Were we suddenly at war with some country actually attacking us? The news indicated that people were walking across the main bridges from New York. One person appeared in our rectory completely covered with white powder. She was not a parishioner, but she needed to talk before going home. We decided to have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. People flocked to the church. It was here that we had the initial contact with a newly married man at whose wedding I had presided. His wife would never be found. She had called her husband on her cell phone to announce the plane headed for her office. The evening before, she had announced she was with child. Another mother from the parish would never be found, and the body of a father who was a policeman would eventually be found. We held many funerals for police and fire persons who gave their lives. The readings in the week following these events were filled with statements about the consolation and strength God wished to offer his people. These were comforting words at a time when absolutely everything seemed to have been thrown up in the air. Any tranquility or selfconfidence individuals or the nation had as a whole was shaken to its roots. Often at the funerals or memorials in our parish, I had to complete the reading of the words of remembrance and other tributes, which, thank God, we asked people to type out beforehand. Were it not for faith in God and in the power of Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection, I could not have led the flock entrusted to me. Again and again, experiences of intense human suffering, death and resurrection came into dialogue with Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection. One of the transforming experiences of these sad days was that everyone really had to ask themselves what was important in life. Certainly the normal things that we get so excited by were all cast aside by the magnitude of what had happened. The preciousness and also the precarious and vulnerable nature of the fundamental gift of life burned its way into the depth of our souls.

I suppose for this reason, it took me quite some time before I could visit Ground Zero and look down at it from the street. Even more traumatic for me was when we made the pre-visit for Pope Benedict's projected visit. Cardinal Egan told me about his own experiences of 9/11, and we both realized how we had been transformed by that day. But it was with some trepidation that I stood at Ground Zero as Pope Benedict lit a candle and then knelt in quiet prayer for a few moments. He was surrounded by so many that had lost loved ones. His presence, however, gradually brought a sense of peace that was hard to describe. The wounds were still there but a true healing process had begun. A lesson learned from the whole experience was the realization that we ought not to cling to too much, although that is a constant struggle. In a moment, everything in our lives can be thrown up in the air and without a clear sense of what can truly survive. The way forward can be almost impossible. Finally, 9/11 led us all into the very depths of the mysteries of human suffering, death and resurrection. We discovered that we cannot obtain nor find all the answers to the atrocities we experienced. Yet with God's grace we also experienced the height of human sacrifice and the ability of our brothers and sisters to manifest heroic love. Ultimately we will have the answer to our questions and the reconciliation of all the forces of those days when we ourselves enter into the mysterious inner life of God's self. Only there will the mysteries of the 9/11 experience be revealed.
Msgr. Anthony Sherman is a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn and former director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This article is part of a special series of articles and reflections on the anniversary of 9/11 available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops www.usccb.org

REMEMBERING 9/11
By Father James E. Devlin Diocese of Brooklyn Remember the Alamo! Remember Pearl Harbor! Remember 9/11! We say we will remember, but I am not sure we have. We recall the faces in the New York Times, but we cannot live at the intensity of those days. Just watching the news at night brought tears. It was a time of great pain and great love. It was a time of testing and a time of faith. It was a time of endings and beginnings. I remember accompanying two Fire Department officers to notify the wife of a deceased firefighter. We entered an apartment filled with people. I sat next to the wife on the sofa and, after listening to the officers for a while, she said to them, "I've been asking you questions for 10 minutes, I'm sorry, are the two of you alright?" I was mesmerized. What concern for others at a time she had every reason to be self absorbed! I remember when Our Lady of Angels Parish buried one of the first firefighters recovered. After communion, someone asked all the uniformed officers present to assemble outside the church. As they got up to leave, all 1,000 in attendance at the Mass spontaneously rose and faced them and applauded as if to say, "Thank you for risking your lives for us." I remember that there were far too many children left fatherless and motherless. I will always remember the outpouring of love, faith and courage witnessed during those days. I remember in January 2002, going to New Jersey where the debris had been gathered from the World Trade Center. We were looking for a "cross." We found a crossbeam, but what I remember was the mountains of everything: elevator cables, I-beams, concrete encrusted steel everywhere. The small "cross" seemed so insignificant in the midst of the wreckage. On a deeper level, the "cross" gave meaning to the mountain. In "Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring," Fr. Henri Nouwen said: "Not only the death of Jesus, but our death, too, is destined to be good for others. Not only the death of Jesus, but our death, too, is meant to bear fruit in other peoples' lives. Not only the death of Jesus, but our death, too, will bring the Spirit of God to those we leave behind. ... Thus God's Spirit of love continues to be sent to us, and Jesus' death continues to bear fruit through all whose death is like his death, a death for others."* The deaths of those who died on 9/11 continue to bear fruit. They left a legacy of love, so what I remember most of 9/11 is the love always the love.
Father James E. Devlin is pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn. This article is part of a special series of articles and reflections on the anniversary of 9/11 available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops www.usccb.org *"Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring," (San Francisco: San Francisco Harper, 1994, p. 108)

O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain. We ask You in Your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here the heroic first-responders: our fire fighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001. We ask You, in Your compassion to bring healing to those who, because of their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness. Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope. We are mindful as well of those who suffered death, injury, and loss on the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our hearts are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering. God of peace, bring Your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to Your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred. God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek Your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all. Amen.

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