WASHINGTON (DC)
Crux

Richard Szczepanowski April 14, 2017
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During an April 11 Mass for healing of abuse victims, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl offered prayers for sex abuse victims, reiterated the Archdiocese of Washington’s commitment to keep children safe, and offered sympathy and solidarity to victims of the recent Coptic church bombings in Egypt.

Cardinal Wuerl – offering the Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on the Tuesday of Holy Week – said it was appropriate to offer the Mass “during the first three days of Holy Week when the Gospel focuses on human failure and our need for God’s gracious mercy.”

The cardinal said the Gospel reading at the Mass, in which Jesus at the Last Supper announces Judas’s betrayal, shows “the tragic consequences of giving in to human frailty” and the “betrayal, failure, pain and sorrow” that ensues.

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