Friday, September 11, 2020

Homily for September 11, 2020

Homily for September 11, 2020

 

Nineteen years ago yesterday was the day before the morning of.  But we didn't know it.  The only ones who did were Islamic terrorists.  They were busy making the final checks on their coordinated plan of murder.

 

Nineteen years ago last night most of us went to bed as usual. Some easily drifted off into deep slumber. Others tossed and turned with worry about the family, or finances, or the weekend weather forecast. 

 

Nineteen years ago last night the Church ended her day with the hour of compline that concluded, as always, with the Salve Regina. The great silence descended on monasteries throughout the country.

 

Nineteen years ago last night the killers knew it would be their last night alive.  None of their almost three thousand victims knew they would see only one more sunrise, kiss their children for a final time, or receive the Precious Body and Blood of Christ at Mass at their last communion. 

 

Nineteen years ago this morning we woke.  Some of us feeling refreshed and eager for the day while others wanted another hour or six of sleep.  It was time to brush the teeth, take a shower, and have that first cup of coffee. 

 

Nineteen years ago today, at 8:45 AM EDT we went to work or to school. Some went for an early morning run.  Others walked the dog.  Daily tasks had to be done.  Perhaps it was garbage day.  Perhaps it was the first day on a new job.  It was the last day

 

Life changed at 8:46 EDT.

 

Nineteen years ago tonight few of us slept.  For those who did it was troubled non-restoring and interrupted by tears.

 

Today, as we have for the past nineteen years, we pray for those who were killed by Islamic terrorists:

 

Requiem aeternam                                  

dona eis, Domine, 

et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Requiescant in pace. 

 

"Eternal rest 

grant unto them O Lord, 

and let perpetual light shine upon them. 

May they rest in peace."

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