US bishops pray for oil spill victims
June 21, 2010
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a brief statement on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
“We, the Catholic Bishops of the United States, gathered in St. Petersburg, Florida, for several days of prayer and reflection, take this opportunity to express publicly our heartfelt prayers and pastoral solidarity with all those affected by the oil that continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico,” the bishops said in their June 18 statement. “We pray first and foremost for those who died in the initial explosion and for the grieving members of their families. We express our prayerful support as well for the families and individuals whose lives and livelihoods have been so negatively impacted by the oil that daily contaminates water, beaches and God’s creation in the Gulf Coast area. In a special way, in our difficult economic times, we are mindful of those who have lost their jobs and income.”
“Finally, we offer our prayers for our government leaders and for the industry leaders and experts who are working to cap the leak and repair this damage,” the bishops continued. “May God give them wisdom and strength in this trying hour, and may He move them to seek lasting solutions benefitting the common good of our society.”
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