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Date Posted: 18:06:26 09/14/01 Fri
Author: Anonymous
Subject: September 14th - A National Day Of Rememberance

"Sheltered by umbrellas, a crowd of people clustered outside the entrance of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York at the noon hour, spilling onto the sidewalk. Two blocks north, a long line of people streamed into another church on Fifth Avenue.

President George W. Bush Friday led Americans in prayers for the dead and missing in terror attacks in New York and Washington, and warned that the country is "fierce when stirred to anger."

"We are here in the middle hour of our grief. So many have suffered so great a loss and today we express our nation's sorrow. We come today before God to pray for the missing and the dead and for those who love them," Bush said

The mighty gathered in Washington, where Bush and four former presidents assembled at the National Cathedral. Everyday citizens embraced, prayed and cried together in their own houses of worship.

About 3,000 people gathered before the Florida Capitol at noon. A huge flag hung behind political leaders and Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives.

An ecumenical service at a cathedral in downtown Lansing, Mich., also included speakers from the Islamic, Christian and Jewish faiths.

In Richmond, Va., chapel doors of the First Baptist Church opened for prayers and solace as dawn broke on the national day of mourning Bush called.

"We will pray for our city, we will pray for our nation and we will pray for all the people whose lives have been lost," the Rev. Peter Jamer Flamming said.

Bush urged community groups and places of worships nationwide to hold noontime memorial services, ring bells and set aside time for candlelight vigils. He also encouraged employers to let their workers off to attend.

At a morning service in Connecticut, Gov. John Rowland spoke of a Roman Catholic priest he knew who died on United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles, which crashed into the trade center."



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