On CNN show, cardinal prays for 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S.
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory speaks Feb. 22, 2021, during CNN s evening program remembering over 500,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19. (CNS screen capture/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)
By Richard Szczepanowski • Catholic News Service • Posted February 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers lost to this disease.”
“Let us now open our hearts to recall those who have died from the coronavirus,” Cardinal Gregory prayed. “Strengthen those families and friends who remain behind, to comfort one another and to wipe the tears from our eyes. May each one find peace and let the memory of our loved ones itself be a blessing.”
Feb. 23, 2021 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers lost to this disease. Let us now open our hearts to recall those who have died from the coronavirus, Cardinal Gregory prayed. Strengthen those families and friends who remain behind, to comfort one another and to wipe the tears from our eyes. May each one find peace and let the memory of our loved ones itself be a blessing. The cardinal called it a great honor and privilege to offer the prayer at the invitation of Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent on the program We Remember 500,000: A National Memorial Service for Covid-19.
Young people urged to be persistent in highlighting the sacredness of life On: 1/29/2021, By Richard Szczepanowski, , In: Nation .Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington poses with members of the Archdiocese of Washington Youth Leadership Team who hosted the Jan. 29, 2021, Rally for Life prior to the Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the event was held virtually and livestreamed across various social media platforms. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard) .Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington waves after celebrating a Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington Jan. 29, 2021. The Mass and a youth rally were held before the annual March for Life. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the D.C. event was held virtually and livestreamed a
Jan. 20, 2020 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON Saying the nation reverently pauses in supplication to remember and to pray for the many thousands of people who have died from the coronavirus during this past year, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered the invocation at a pre-inauguration memorial service Jan. 19 to honor and remember the more than 400,000 Americans who have succumbed to COVID-19. We turn to the Lord of all to receive these, our sisters and brothers, into eternal peace and to comfort all of those who grieve the loss of a loved one, Cardinal Gregory said in his invocation at the memorial service, attended by President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Let us, with one heart, commend those who have died from this virus and all of their loved ones to the providential care of the One who is the ultimate source of peace, unity and concord.