CHARLOTTE — Father Melchesideck Yumo, parochial vicar at St. Mark Church in Huntersville, offered the Vigil of the Two Hearts Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral on first Friday evening, Oct. 2.
More than 50 people traveled to the cathedral for the last Vigil of the Two Hearts prior to the Nov. 3 election to pray for an end of abortion and for the nation’s conversion.
After Mass, Deacon Peter Tonon, who serves at St. Ann Church in Charlotte, exposed the Blessed Sacrament for nocturnal Adoration and led a Holy Hour of Reparation.
The Vigil of the Two Hearts is held each first Friday through first Saturday at St. Patrick Cathedral and is sponsored by Carolina Pro-Life Action Network of Charlotte (C-PLAN).
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— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent
HUNTERSVILLE — More than 30 concerned Catholics showed up on a recent Sunday afternoon in Huntersville to pray for the country and encourage local residents to return to God.
The prayer vigil, held outside St. Mark Church along Stumptown Road Sept. 27, was organized by a new independent ministry called Return to God.
The ministry, founded by several St. Mark parishioners, plans to organize public prayer events in different parts of the area to pray for peace, and a call to conversion of the community back to God.
For more information, contact John Nickl at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Charlie Magro at 704-794-8532.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent. Photo provided by Amy Burger