Catholic priest prayed for Trump’s safety at Pennsylvania rally moments before shooting

A Catholic priest who gave a benediction during former president Donald Trump’s rally Saturday told people they needed to pray for Trump moments before Trump was shot and wounded.

Father Jason Charron, a Ukrainian Catholic pastor, told CNA a group of about 15 to 20 people called him over to a barricade within the rally site as he was trying to leave shortly before Trump began speaking.

“I said to them: I prayed for him and his safety, but that they have to pray, as well, because there are people who want to kill him,” Charron said in a telephone interview with CNA late Saturday night. “And little did I think — literally a few minutes later there was this kind of indistinct sound, and people began leaving, and at that point I heard someone saying that that was a gunshot.”

A gunman trying to kill Trump fired several times at the former president, hitting the top of his right ear while killing a spectator and wounding two more, authorities said.

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joymercy said:

Does anyone think that this priests prayers called upon the angelic realm to protect Trump?

Its a serious question for me as a somewhat new Catholic.

There are still questions I have and new things to learn regarding the Faith.

Anyone have a transcript of the prayer he said?

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I definitely think prayer always helps. Looking at Trump as he moved his head and the trajectory of the bullet makes me think it was miraculous he was not killed. As far as the prayers, it could of been off the cuff before his appearance.