Interfaith Prayer Service for the Victims of the Sri Lanka Bombings

Interfaith Prayer Service for the Victims of the Sri Lanka Bombings

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist will host a memorial prayer service led by the Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez, bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, to remember all victims, deceased and living, of the Sri Lanka bombings on Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 pm. This service is open to all people and religions throughout Northeast Ohio. Parking is available at the Cathedral Square parking garage and surface parking lot just east of the parking garage.



The service of prayer and reflection will include the Sri Lankan Choir of Greater Cleveland.More details

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17th Annual Cleveland Asian Catholic Mass and Gathering

About 1000 people celebrated the 17^th Annual Cleveland Asian Catholic Mass and Gathering on Sunday, October 5 hosted by the Asian Ministry of the Diocese of Cleveland.

The cultural and ethnic diversity of the Asian Catholic communities assembled at the Mass was reflected throughout the celebration. Members of the various Asian communities came together with their own traditions, dressed in colorful ethnic clothes: shimmering saris, kimonos, karawangs, hanboks, barongs, and ao dai.

The entrance procession included Vietnamese drums. During the Mass there was an incense ceremony by the Vietnamese, and the Indian aarti. Hymns were sung by the choirs in various Asian languages: Tagalog (Filipino), Korean, Vietnamese and Hindi (Indian).

The readings and the prayers of the faithful were also said in various Asian languages.

Photos and videos of the Asian Catholic Gathering