Bengaluru: As a mark of respect for the CRPF soldiers who died on Thursday in what is considered as the worst attack ever on security personnel at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the church in Bangalore has expressed its solidarity with the Nation in this moment of grief.
As a prayer intention, the churches will remember the departed braveheart soldiers in its Sunday services. In the evening, the churches are also expected to arrange a candle-light procession, reciting the rosary, especially to pray for peace. During the week, the church will also hold a condolence meeting by inviting its faithful and also people of other faiths.
On Thursday, the world stood still in a great shock as the horrific attack that killed over 40 Central Reserve Police (CRPF) personnel and many others injured when terrorists targeted a convoy with a car bomb at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, Feb 14, 2019, in what is considered as the worst attack ever on security personnel in the state.
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, expressed his profound sadness and said, “Needless to say, the attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama is despicable. We strongly condemn this dastardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel should not go in vain. The need of the hour is to remain in unity, and exercise resilience against all provocations of the enemy.”
“Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the brave soldiers. Saddened and shocked of the cowardly attack on our CRPF jawans, the community of Karnataka join the nation and the families of the brave martyrs in this hour of pain and sorrow,” the archbishop said.
“We also wish and pray that the injured soldiers may quickly recover, gain good health and join their dear families at the earliest. May the souls of the departed bravehearts rest in peace,” the archbishop added.