The
Archbishop of Dublin has written to the priests of his diocese asking for
special prayers at Mass this Sunday for Christians being persecuted to the
point of extinction in Iraq.
Asking
parishes to join him “in prayer and solidarity with our fellow Christians and
Catholic brethren in the Syrian and Chaldean traditions”, Archbishop Diarmuid
Martin writes of his concern at “the dramatic situation that has taken place in
Mosul, Iraq, in recent weeks”.
Obliterated
He said
Christians have been expelled and “all signs of the presence of Christians and
the practice of the Faith have been obliterated”.
The
archbishop has suggested two prayers of the faithful to be included for next
Sunday Masses:
* Let us hold in prayer the Christians of
Mosul, an ancient city of faith in Iraq, who are cruelly oppressed at this time
on account of their faith. May the Lord send justice, healing and peace into
this most difficult of circumstances.
* Let us pray for refugees, like the peoples
of Mosul and Syria, forced by violence to abandon their homes because of their
Christian faith: that they may find from the international community a generous
welcome and the protection of their rights.
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