Catholic and Anglican archbishops pray together for tsunami victims
-14/1/05
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Catholic and Anglican archbishops pray together for tsunami victims
-14/1/05
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-OíConnor, joined in prayer today for the victims of the Asia earthquake disaster.
Dr Rowan Williams was making his first official visit to Westminster Cathedral to open the exhibition ìAnglicanism and the Western Christian Traditionî.
It is the first Anglican exhibition to be shown in the Cathedral, and the event marks Dr Williams’ first formal visit. It is being seen as a demonstration of closening relations between catholics and anglicans in England.
The exhibition was devised by Britain’s ambassador to the Holy See and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral to promote Anglican-Catholic understanding.
It comes on the eve of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is being celebrated around the world.
The Cardinal and Archbishop prayed together for those who had died in the Asian tsunami, and also for their friends and families, in the Chapel of Holy Souls.
Dr Williams then delivered a sermon in a service that followed.
This is the prayer which the two Archbishops said together:
Lord,
You are always faithful and are rich in mercy.
We pray for our brothers and sisters who have died, or who have lost loved ones and livelihood in the Tsunami earthquake disaster.
We know that every life is sacred to You, and that each person is held in Your hands.
We commend the dead to Your loving care, those who mourn to Your compassion, those who fear to Your comfort, those who despair to Your protection.
We ask this through Your Son, the Light that shines in our darkness, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Catholic and Anglican archbishops pray together for tsunami victims
-14/1/05
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-OíConnor, joined in prayer today for the victims of the Asia earthquake disaster.
Dr Rowan Williams was making his first official visit to Westminster Cathedral to open the exhibition ìAnglicanism and the Western Christian Traditionî.
It is the first Anglican exhibition to be shown in the Cathedral, and the event marks Dr Williams’ first formal visit. It is being seen as a demonstration of closening relations between catholics and anglicans in England.
The exhibition was devised by Britain’s ambassador to the Holy See and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral to promote Anglican-Catholic understanding.
It comes on the eve of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is being celebrated around the world.
The Cardinal and Archbishop prayed together for those who had died in the Asian tsunami, and also for their friends and families, in the Chapel of Holy Souls.
Dr Williams then delivered a sermon in a service that followed.
This is the prayer which the two Archbishops said together:
Lord,
You are always faithful and are rich in mercy.
We pray for our brothers and sisters who have died, or who have lost loved ones and livelihood in the Tsunami earthquake disaster.
We know that every life is sacred to You, and that each person is held in Your hands.
We commend the dead to Your loving care, those who mourn to Your compassion, those who fear to Your comfort, those who despair to Your protection.
We ask this through Your Son, the Light that shines in our darkness, Jesus Christ.
Amen.