From the Desk of Bishop Braxton:
Dear People of God,
I join with my brother Bishops in expressing deep sorrow and great concern about the death of Mr. George Floyd on May 25, 2020 at the hands of Derek Chauvin, a police officer in Minneapolis. Please read, study and pray over the attached statement from our Episcopal Conference. I urge pastors to share it with their pastors in every way possible. Pray about it in the Prayers of the Faithful at this weekend’s Masses and in the Masses in the weeks ahead. Put it on your websites, insert it in your bulletins, share it with your local newspapers.
Please invite your people to pray for a new Pentecost in our time. May the Holy Spirit enkindle in the heart of us all the fire of His Divine Love. May that love help us to work to heal the Racial Divide in the United States and bring an end to racial prejudice and social unrest.
Appreciatively yours in Christ,
The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
