Pray for the victims of the earthquake that hit Nepal and India
By the Editorial Staff
Monday | April 27, 2015 | 3:55 PM | Last update: September 22, 2016, 4:07 PM (Brasilia time)
The Legion of Good Will and its President, José de Paiva Netto, sympathize with all the victims and family members of the powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale that hit Nepal and India just before noon, local time, on Saturday, April 25. The death toll from the earthquake and aftershocks surged past 3,700 on Monday, April 27, according to local authorities. It is the worst earthquake to strike Nepal since 1934.
An estimated 6.6 million people living in 30 districts were affected, the United Nations Office in Kathmandu said in a statement on Sunday morning, April 26.
Local authorities also informed that deaths have been reported from all regions of the country, including the Mount Everest base camp, where an avalanche was triggered by the earthquake. The worst affected area was the capital city of Kathmandu, where the historic nine-story Dharahara Tower was reduced to rubble.
Ecumenical Chain of Prayers
The Good Will Portal invites all Internet users to take part in the Ecumenical Chain of Prayers. Ever since its origin in the 1940s, the LBV has incorporated the Powerful Ecumenical Chain of Prayers into its activities. People from all religions, nationalities, and traditions can participate in this chain by including the names of their loved ones, family members, and friends in order to receive the good energies that come from prayer.
We invite you, our internet friends, to also take part in this ecumenical chain of prayers, wherever you may be.
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power, and the Glory
for ever and ever.
Amen!
