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Nov. 22, 2022-Honoring the deaths of 289 homeless residents
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Honoring the deaths of 289 homeless King County residents,
This year, St. James Cathedral's annual Mass marked a grim record: the highest number of deaths in the tradition's 20-year history.
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Nov. 22, 2022-Honoring the deaths of 289 homeless residents
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This year, St. James Cathedral's annual Mass marked a grim record: the highest number of deaths in the tradition's 20-year history.
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St. James Cathedral has been holding its annual mass for the deceased homeless for at least 20 years.
This year the annual mass marked a grim record, 289 deaths, the highest number in the tradition's history.
Each person on that list of 289 was a homeless resident of Seattle and King County who had died in the past year.
Two were just babies.
The people on this year's list died of illnesses, exposure to the elements, suicide, drug overdoses, and violence.
In his homily, Father Michael G. Ryan said "The mass is not only a remembrance of the dead, but a reminder that as residents of the wealthiest country in the world, and one of America's wealthiest cities, we all share blame for the crisis, and should play a role in its resolution."
I'm Starla Sampaco.
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