MANILA — Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has urged the faithful to pray for people who are suffering, particularly those who were victims of the tsunami that struck Indonesia last Saturday.
In his homily at the Christmas Eve mass at the Manila Cathedral, he urged churchgoers to pray for people who are facing adversities.
“May I invite everyone to pause and in a moment of silence, let us pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering especially in Indonesia,” Tagle said.
With this, the Cardinal said they are one with those who are suffering.
“As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we keep our unity, solidarity with our brothers and sisters who must be suffering because of the bad weather,” Tagle said.
“And we unite ourselves in a particular way with our brothers and sisters in Indonesia. They just had this deadly tsunami,” the head of the Archdiocese of Manila added.
It was reported that over 400 people were killed and hundreds more were injured when a tsunami hit an area around Sunda Strait on Saturday.
Authorities said the surge was caused by the collapse of a volcano.