White House Prayer Service of Repentance for the U.S. Nuclear Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6th, the 71st anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and the feast of the Transfiguration, Sr. Nathanael Lee, LSHF, joined about 30 peacemakers at a prayer service outside the White House to repent for the U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. This peace event was organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, Pax Christi Metro-DC, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, Isaiah Project and the Sisters of Mercy— Institute Justice Team.

Read more about the vigil here.

August 6, 2016 White House Prayer Service of Repentance for the U.S. Nuclear Bombings of Hiroshima, Japan 71 years ago.  Art Laffin (center), a member of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House - Washington, DC leads the prayer service

Scott Wright (Center, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach) and Jean Stokan (center-left, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas) lead a ritual of repentance for the nuclear sin

Mr. Toshiyuki Mimaki, (Vice President of Hiroshima Prefectural Hibakusha Organization) gives a testimony of his experience and witness of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima

This report was submitted by Sr. Nathanael Lee, LSHF. Photos courtesy of Sr. Nathanael Lee.