“We will be reunited with them one day”: Uvalde worshippers pray for peace, healing and the souls of 21 lives lost Uvalde
San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller presided over the noon Mass of more than 600 parishioners, including the president and his wife. Thethe children in attendance. In both English and Spanish, García-Siller told Uvalde children they would help their community heal.
Juan Antonio Santos, 64, who has lived in Uvalde for almost his entire life, said he, like other worshippers, believed that only God could comfort a community in collective grief. Still, he also wants accountability; there needs to be a full investigation into the shooting, he said.“God will eventually heal sadness here,” he said. “But let's not forget what actually happened. Let's not forget the victims.
Dozens attend a mid-morning service at First United Methodist Church on Sunday in Uvalde. Credit: Kaylee C. Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribune Elias Barboza, a longtime member of the church, said he feels angry. He’s only human, after all, he said. That’s why he came to church.
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