The Poor Clare sisters in Sauk Rapids invited the public to gather in their chapel Aug. 29, to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Bishop Patrick Neary attended and Father Tom Knoblach led the prayer for the victims and all those impacted by the shooting at Annunciation School and Church in Minneapolis. (Photos for The Central Minnesota Catholic by Paul Middlestaedt)
Father Tom Knoblach addresses the gathering Friday for a prayer service at the St. Clare’s Monastery chapel in St. Rapids.
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Bishop Neary addresses the gathering Friday for a prayer service at the St. Clare’s Monastery chapel in St. Rapids.
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Sister Mary Gabriel, who is an extern, sits among the gathering for a prayer service Friday at St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids.
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JoAnn Mo who attends Sacred Heart watches from the doorway during a prayer service Friday that filled the chapel at St. Clare’s Monastery.
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Visitors utilized the outside grounds to pray at St. Clare’s Monastery that drew a full chapel Friday in Sauk Rapids.
Photo by Paul Middlestaedt
Visitors utilized the outside grounds to pray at St. Clare’s Monastery that drew a full chapel Friday in Sauk Rapids.
Photo by Paul Middlestaedt
Visitors kneel in the entryway that was used for overflow seating during a prayer service Friday evening at St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids.
Photo by Paul Middlestaedt