Prayers for Victims of Mass Shootings

We invite you to join us in ongoing prayer for all who have been affected amid the recent mass shootings in California, as we pray for the repose of the souls of those who have died whose names have been released* and those whose names may become known in the days ahead. Please continue to uphold all who have been touched by gun violence in prayer.

Valentino Alvero

Yetao Bing

Qizhong Cheng
Hong Jian

Marciano Martinez Jimenez
Yu Kao
Lilian Li

Zhishen Liu

Jingzhi Lu
Ming Wei Ma
Mymy Nhan

Jose Romero Perez
Diana Tom
Huu Can Tran
Muoi Ung
Chia Yau
Wen Yu
Xiujuan Yu

Aixiang Zhang

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*As of Wednesday, January 25.

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O God who remembers, we hold before you all who have died from the plague of gun violence in our land. We remember those who have taken their lives with a gun, those who have died in school shootings and mass shootings, those who have died from gun violence fueled by anger, by abuse, by accident, by domestic violence, or by crime. We lift our voices in sorrow and frustration knowing that every life is infinitely valuable to you. Receive all who have died into the arms of your mercy, bless those who mourn with the hope of eternal life, and strengthen our hearts and our arms to bring an end to this scourge. This we pray in the name of the one who overcame the power of death, your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

—Bishops United Against Gun Violence

above prayer is taken from the Bishop's Once Again Statement