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Join us as we remember those who suffered and or died during the forced transport of over 12 million enslaved Africans to the Americas.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis, led by Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, will host the fourth annual Forgive Us Our Trespasses Prayer Service and Maafa Procession in Downtown St. Louis to commemorate the approximately 2 million lives lost during the Middle Passage of the Atlantic slave trade. The event begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (Old Cathedral), 209 Walnut St., with a prayer service and continues with a remembering ceremony a

A reflective and enlightening follow-up event to the Forgive Us Our Trespasses (FUOT) Maafa Prayer Service.

Forgive Us Our Trespasses: Maafa SATURDAY, JUNE 22 9AM Old Cathedral 209 Walnut St St. Louis, MO 63102 More information here

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 9AM

June 18, 2022 Maafa: Kiswahili for “Great Disaster” is a traditional procession memorializing lives lost during the Middle Passage of the...