DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE OWO PENTECOST SUNDAY CHURCH ATTACK

Prayers and sacrifices like fasting are to be dedicated to the victims of the Owo Pentecost Day attack on July 5 2022, by Archbishop Abegunrin of Oyo 

A day of special prayers have been requested by the Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, for the victims of the Owo Pentecost Day massacre.

According to Paul Samasumo in the Vatican City: “As a month rolls by after the bloody crime against God and humanity perpetrated at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday 5 June 2022,” there is an invitation by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Gabriel ‘Leke Abegunrin, that the Catholic Clergy, the Religious and lay faithful to observe a day of prayer in commemoration of the tragic event and to pray for the departed souls.

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan’s suffragan dioceses is comprises of 5 Dioceses which are Ekiti Diocese, Ilorin Diocese, Ondo Diocese, Osogbo Diocese and Oyo Diocese.

Archbishop Abegunrin said, “We must do all in our power to bring our country back to the path of justice, peace and the fear of God. This cannot happen without an unflinching commitment to prayer. We earnestly urge all the faithful in our Ecclesiastical Province, therefore, to join this prayer crusade for the mercy of God and strength for the Church and all the faithful.” 

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Prayers and sacrifices like fasting are to be dedicated to the victims of the Pentecost Day attack of Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – exactly one month after the tragic incident.

Federal authorities suspect the Islamic State – West Africa Province of carrying out the massacre. Some reports estimate the number of people killed to be well over 50.

The Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have directed that the day of prayer and fasting conclude with Holy Mass or Adoration and Benediction.