gun violence<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease pray for the children of Annunciation School in Minneapolis, their families, their parents, and all who have suffered this regular tragedy of gun violence. Pray for the gunman. Pray for all who would become agents of death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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