[Deo volente]

Many priests are still missing and unaccounted for in New Orleans. My hope is that they are alive but have not yet informed the chancery of their whereabouts. I don't even want to think about the alternative.

Prayers requested for their safety.

[Deo volente]

pinging your Catholic lists to an urgent prayer request.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[AliVeritas]

Prayer ping

[Diva]

I know the Seminary and Chancery (think it is next to the seminary) must be flooded as I have friends who escaped from a few blocks away, and they had 6 feet of water around their house. The Archbishop's residence is at the corner of Carolloton and Pritchard Pl. the street that my friends lived on, one and a half blocks from the Archbishop.

[Salvation]

May these priests be held in the palm of the hand of God. I know many of them must have stayed behind to minister to those remaining in the city.

For those who have died, may they rest in peace.

[Bahbah]

Sunday was perhaps the first time since 1725 that Mass has not been said in a parish church in New Orleans

Quite an amazing fact. A sad one.

[BIRDS]

Prayers for these (and all) Priests and for their earthly safety and safekeeping. For any who have died, I thank God for their service and pray for their souls in Heaven.

[tiki]

They will be in my prayers.

I haven't donated any money yet to Katrina victims. I think I would like to specifically support these churches because, unlike most of the people, they aren't eligible for any government help.

[Ramcat]

Prayers for safety.

[NYer]

Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[FourtySeven]

Prayers for the safe return of the priests.

[AnAmericanMother]

Prayers as soon as asked for these men of God.

So many priests in terrible circumstances have been rescued, apparently by divine intervention.

Father Peter Pernin survives the great Peshtigo Fire in 1871, and the Tabernacle with its contents is miraculously preserved amidst total destruction.

Statue of the Blessed Virgin survives Johnstown Flood

[Tribune7]

prayer bump

[SaintDismas]

Dear God. I hope they find them alive and well

[trussell]

Prayer ping.

Please post your replies to Deo volente

Deo volente, My prayers go up for all who are missing.

AliVeritas - thank you for the ping.

Blessings,
trussell

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[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for their safe return!

[Ohioan from Florida]

Oh, Deo! Thank you for posting this. I will be keeping them in my prayers. I hope they are safe! God be with them!!

[Palladin]

One of the first things I thought about during this disaster was whether or not the priests had time to remove the Blessed Sacrament from all the tabernacles. If they did, what would they do with it?

Also, have the churches been saved from ransacking by the marauding hordes?

[Ciexyz]

May the lord watch over them.

[alpha-8-25-02]

PRAYERS FOR THEIR SAFETY!