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Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam)
Djamari Chaniago
invites Catholics who carry out Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral Church to pray for the victims
floods and landslides in Sumatra
.
“We invite the people to pray for our brothers and sisters who are being hit by disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra,” said Djamari to journalists at the Cathedral Church, Jakarta, Wednesday (24/12).
Djamari then also asked the congregation to pray for the government to resolve the current disaster in Sumatra.
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“We tell the people to also pray so that they can overcome all of this, including praying for the government to be able to resolve all of this,” he said.
This call was welcomed by Jakarta Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo who said prayers must be offered for the disaster victims.
“We must pray for our brothers and sisters who are experiencing difficulties affected by disasters, especially in West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh,” he said.
He said that Catholics throughout Indonesia, including all parishes and dioceses, expressed their concerns in this regard.
“All of Indonesia, all parishes, all dioceses, Catholics are all involved in this concern,” he said.
“Hopefully the suffering or difficulties of our brothers and sisters who are experiencing this disaster can be quickly recovered and in time they can return to life as before, continuing to try to be good citizens,” he continued.
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