Message of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand On the cataclysm due to earthquake On Sunday December 26, 2004
Apr 14, 2005
My dear brothers and sisters,
As you have already been aware of from mass media, the tsunami in the Andaman Sea hit the southern provinces of Trang, Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, Satun and Ranong, causing thousands of deaths, injuring many thousands more. Thousands of people are still missing. The tragedy has caused great suffering to a large number of people. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand wishes to express its heartfelt condolence and concern to every family affected by this tragedy.
Pope John Paul II Appeals for International Solidarity and Assistance
At the Angelus prayer of Sunday December 26, 2004, the Holy Father appealed to all Christians throughout the world to pray for the people who are affected by this cataclysm, which struck at the same time many countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Maldives and Thailand. The pope appealed to everyone to join in solidarity with the affected people in their sorrows. He also urged all Christians to be generous in giving relief assistance for survivors and those affected by the tsunami.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand, through COERR (Catholic Office for
Emergency Relief and Refugees) wishes to invite every Catholic institution and all parishioners to respond to the appeal of the Holy Father. We invite you to pray for those who have been affected by this killer waves. We also ask you to be generous in your donation whether it is money, or necessary relief assistance. We ask all parishes, religious congregations and Church departments to collect all donations and send them immediately to the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops' Conference. For those who wish to make a check, please make it payable to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand (Secretariat).
The Catholic Bishops' Conference wishes to thank you for your kind collaboration. We, the bishops, pray that God will move the hearts of all Catholics in the country to be open and understand the suffering of our Thai brothers and sisters in southern Thailand.
May God bless you,
Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu
President
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand
Message of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand On the cataclysm due to earthquake On Sunday December 26, 2004