President Obama, Cardinal O’Malley address interfaith prayer service at Boston cathedral

April 19, 2013

President Barack Obama and other political leaders joined Cardinal Seán O’Malley and Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim religious leaders in speaking an interfaith prayer service at Boston’s cathedral following the Boston Marathon bombings.

“The Sermon on the Mount, in many ways, is the Constitution of the people called to live a new life,” said Cardinal O’Malley. “Jesus gives us a new way to deal with offenses, by reconciliation. Jesus gives us a new way to deal with violence, by nonviolence. He gives us a new way to deal with money, by sharing and providing for those in need. Jesus gives us a new way to deal with leadership, by drawing upon the gift of every person, each one a child of God.”

“In the face of the present tragedy, we must ask ourselves what kind of a community do we want to be, what are the ideals that we want to pass on to the next generation,” he added.

 

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Further information:

• Cardinal Seán's reflection at the Healing Our City Interfaith Service (Archdiocese of Boston)
• Healing Our City: An Interfaith Prayer Service (Archdiocese of Boston)
• Remarks by the President at Interfaith Service in Boston, MA (White House)