Posted by gazelle on 9/11/2009, 4:08 pm, in reply to "Eight years ago today. nm"
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This story touched me today
- by Jenny Schroedel on Boundless Webzine
Like so many of the doctors and nurses who rushed to Ground Zero to help, my seminary classmates Fr. Kevin Scherer and Fr. Nicholas Andruchow didn't find the survivors they were hoping to meet and minister to. Instead, they found twisted steel, melted fiberglass and charred body fragments.
It looked at first as if there was nothing to do. But then, they stumbled into a small Catholic chapel just across the street. The chapel had been transformed into a convenience store and bedroom for the firefighters, police officers and rescue workers. The altar was littered with cigarette butts.
Suddenly, they realized that there was something they could do. "We cleaned out the altar area and cleared off the cigarette butts," Fr. Kevin said. He continued:
We were able to find all of the liturgical hardware that had been removed. We set everything up, lit candles, and placed some kneelers in front of the altar. Almost immediately, the rescue workers began to gather in front of the altar to pray ... it was obvious that many of the workers were craving a place to pray. It was the missing ingredient.
Lord have mercy.
gazelle
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