The Beslan school siege, also known as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre, was a terrorist attack that took place from 1 September to 3 September 2004 in the town of Beslan, North Ossetia, in the Russian Federation. The three-day crisis involved more than 1,100 people being held hostage, including 777 children. It ended with the deaths of 334 hostages, including 186 children, as well as 31 of the attackers. It is regarded as the deadliest school shooting in history.
The crisis began on 1 September 2004, when a group of armed terrorists seized School Number One (SNO) in Beslan, North Ossetia, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus region. The hostage-takers were members of the Riyad-us Saliheen, who had been sent by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev. They demanded that Russia withdraw from Chechnya and recognize its independence. After three days of negotiations and a tense standoff, Russian security forces stormed the school, bringing the siege to a violent end.
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Ask Angels to Help Stop Terror Attacks
Pray these two simple prayers for the rest of your life. If millions of people pray these two simple prayers daily, our world will change for the better.
First, our loving God has given every person a guardian angel to help protect them and guide them. Ask your angel to go before the Throne of Almighty God and petition Him to send legions of Holy Angels to terrorists around the world and drive Satan and his fallen angels away from them.
Second, pray to God for the softening of hearts and conversion of souls of terrorists throughout the world. Pray for justice.
PRAYER #1
My Guardian Angel,
I send you to the throne of Almighty God. Please petition Him to send Legions of Angels to terrorists throughout the world to drive Satan and his fallen angels out of their lives forever.
Thank you, Amen.
PRAYER #2
All-loving God,
I pray for the terrorists throughout the world. May they have a softening of their hearts and a conversion in their souls to you. I pray for justice in myself and in all mankind.
Thank you, dear God. Amen.
How did these prayers & this ministry come about?
It has been a number of years since the world watched in horror as the school in Beslan, Russia, was being attacked by terrorists. How have we Christians responded to this horrific event and other acts of terrorism since? Here is how three ministry partners responded.
The three ministry friends, Manny, Roseanne, and Jack, discussed how these terrorists had to be under the influence of Satan to be able to slaughter those 300 innocent children. As the three saw photos of parents running out of buildings with their bloodied children in their arms, Jack said, “That is enough. I am not going to do this anymore. I am tired of being held hostage by terrorists.” The three agreed that there has to be something we can do besides sending young men and women off into harm’s way.
Then, they sat in quiet prayer to the merciful Lord. After about an hour, they received an answer. This is what they were inspired to do. Send their Guardian Angels to the throne of Almighty God and petition Him to send legions of Angels to terrorists around the world to drive Satan and his fallen angels away from them forever. Then pray to God for a softening of the terrorists’ hearts and a conversion of their souls. These terrorists had to be under the influence of Satan to do this, so we need to drive the Evil One away from them first, then pray for a change of their hearts.
The three also knew that they were called to share this with others. Jack went to his spiritual director and told him the story. He said, “Father, is there anything in these two prayers that is against the teachings of the Church? Anything?” He said no. In fact, he said that his parish prays for an end to terrorism on a regular basis. So the three started spreading the word.
The three ministry partners made up flyers, put up a website (www.legionsofangels.net), and started telling people about it. Generally, people have been very receptive to this. The three heard over and over, “I have felt so hopeless. Now, I feel that I can actually do something about terrorism. I can make a difference.” They have passed out over 30,000 flyers around the country. Not only are Catholics praying this but also Protestants, Jews, and Muslims.
Three weeks after they began, their website was knocked off the Internet by a terrorist. He put up his message. The three were thrilled. This means that Satan is running scared. Or else why would he have bothered with this little website? He knows that if sick people can send computer viruses around the globe in no time, then good people can send goodness around the world. They got their website up and going again.
Can you imagine if millions of people around the world petition God to send legions upon legions of Holy Angels every day, what a difference it will make?
Yes, we can make a difference with prayer. We have the perfect example with the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. It fell without firing a shot. Why? Because our grandparents, parents, and we prayed for it for years.
Our prayers can help decrease or maybe even end the horrible violence of terrorism. Prayer can change the world.
Manny, Roseanne, Jack