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August 23, 2021
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On Saturday, August 14, 2021, a massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, taking the lives of over 2,100 people to-date. The earthquake leveled homes, left thousands without shelter, over 12,000 injured, and Haitian hospitals overwhelmed. The needs of the Haitian people are immense. Any donation will help to provide immediate assistance for our Haitian sisters and brothers desperate to survive this devastating situation. Your prayers and support will make so much difference.
1) Donate via your Parish's Collection
Many parishes in the Diocese of Providence are taking up a colletion for Haiti. Check with your parish for more information.
2) Donate via Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
CRS is the U.S. bishops’ relief and development agency. Ways to donate directly to CRS:- Donate securely online - https://www.crs.org/
- Donate by phone - 877-435-7277 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time
- Donate by Mail - mail your check or money order to: Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303.
MISSIO is the global crowdfunding network, powered by Pope Francis’ Pontifical Mission Societies, where your Catholic donations are crucial for the success of Pope Francis’ missions to the poor and marginalized.
Donate directly to MISSIO securely online - https://www.missio.org/project/20443/Emergency-Earthquake-relief-for-Haiti?localization=EN
Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Together we pray for Our Lady of Perpetual Help, patroness of Haiti, to intercede!
O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O Purest Mary, O Sweetest Mary, let thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O Blessed Lady, to help me whenever I call on thee, for, in all my needs, in all my temptations I shall never cease to call on thee, ever repeating thy sacred name, Mary, Mary.
O what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what emotion fill my soul when I pronounce thy sacred name, or even only think of thee. I thank God for having given thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely pronouncing thy name: let my love for thee prompt me ever to hail thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.
(Prayer: EWTN)