A Litany for Our Time

The names of the twenty-one Coptic Christians martyred by the Islamic State have been released. Let us appeal to some of our newest allies in heaven for their intercession, that the senseless violence will end.

 

Milad Saber Mounir Adly Saad, pray for us

Sameh Salah Farouq, pray for us

Ezzat Boshra Nassif, pray for us

Kyrillos Boschra Fawzy, pray for us

Tawadraus Youssef Tawadraus, pray for us

Magued Soliman Shehata, pray for us

Mina Fayez Aziz, pray for us

Samouil Alham Wilson, pray for us

Bishoi Stephanos Kamel, pray for us

Samouil Stephanos Kamel, pray for us

Malek Abram Sanyut, pray for us

Milad Makin Zaky, pray for us

Abanub Ayyad Ateyya Shehata, pray for us

Guerges Samir Megally Zakher, pray for us

Youssef Shukry Younan, pray for us

Malek Farag Ibrahim, pray for us

Mina Shehata Awad, pray for us

Louqa Nagati Anis Abdou, pray for us

Essam Baddar Samir Ishaq, pray for us

Hany Abdal-Massih Salib, pray for us

Guerges Milad Sanyut, pray for us

Karen Ullo

Karen Ullo is an award-winning novelist and the editorial director of Chrism Press. Her novel To Crown with Liberty (forthcoming May 2024) is set during the French Revolution. Find her on the web at karenullo.com.

https://karenullo.com
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