Three days after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush led the country in prayer at Washington’s National Cathedral, the towering church that seeks to serve as the spiritual home for the nation.
This year, National Cathedral will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks with “A Call to Compassion.”
In a statement, church officials said the three-day program “will gather Americans to honor the memories of those who were lost, heal the wounds caused by terrorism and war, and gain new strength to move forward as a nation. All are invited not only to commemorate, but also to unite in compassion, sharing in a commitment to create a more hopeful and just world.”
The program begins Friday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
“A Concert to Honor” featuring Brahms’ Requiem will be held to honor the victims of 9/11 and survivors, their families, and emergency response personnel, as well as the nearly 6,000 fallen military service members whose lives have since been lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Marine Chamber Orchestra and the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters and the Cathedral choir will perform.
There will be another concert Saturday afternoon with performances by local artists.
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The program will culminate on Sunday the 11th, church officials say, with music, prayer, conversation and “A Concert for Hope,” in which mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves and other artists are expected to perform. Graves sang at the original service.
On Sunday morning, the Cathedral’s 12-ton funeral bell will toll to mark the moments airplanes crashed into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
For more information, visit NationalCathedral.org.
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