Cry To Heaven
Praying with † Praying for † Victims/Survivors of Abuse
Christ calls all of us to reach out to the victims of abuse in their time of need. Through various parishes’ Eucharistic Adoration programs and other prayer efforts across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the church’s faithful are praying for victims of abuse. This is our way of letting those who have been abused know that they are surrounded by the prayers of their brothers and sisters in Christ…and that He is there among us too. This is another way Christ promised to be with us always. “Where two or more are gathered in my name, there I am among them.”
† Praying with the Stations of the Cross
- AWAKE, a ministry in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, WI, shares this powerful booklet: The Way of the Cross with Survivors, which includes reflections for each Station of the Cross written by survivors.
- The Way: Stations of the Cross for Survivors of Abuse* – stations of the cross from the perspective of survivors of abuse and a feature in The Way Retreats here in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
- One of my favorite Stations of the Cross from the Collaborative Ministry Office at Creighton University
*All proceeds from this book go toward the production of Watershed: The Way to Peace for Survivors of Abuse
† Praying with the Rosary
- From the USCCB Diocesan Resources Collection – Rosary Guide for Healing and Protection English | Spanish
- Rosary for Healing from Abuse – Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
† Novena for Our Church
Pray for the emotional, physical and spiritual healing of the Church as a whole and especially for the victims of abuse and their families.
- Novena for Our Church – Day 1
- Novena for Our Church – Day 2
- Novena for Our Church – Day 3
- Novena for Our Church – Day 4
- Novena for Our Church – Day 5
- Novena for Our Church – Day 6
- Novena for Our Church – Day 7
- Novena for Our Church – Day 8
- Novena for Our Church – Day 9
Websites & Healing Organizations
Spirit Fire
Spirit Fire is a survivor-led organization founded by two survivors, Teresa Pitt Green and Luis Torres, in order to share their stories and provide avenues of healing for other victim/survivors of clergy abuse.
Maria Goretti Network
Mission Statement: The Maria Goretti Network family reaches out to abuse victims, their families, and to those who support our recovery, with God’s love as witnessed in the life of Maria Goretti.
