Chicago — As many are looking forward to Martin Luther King’s Day on Monday, South Side parishioners are encouraging Chicago citizens to promise to take action to change King’s memory.
The parishioners remembered a civil rights activist who was killed in the Church of St. Sabina during Sunday Mass.
“I am blessed with this celebration of my hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” said Rev. Michael Pfrager.
Among his many feats in the fight for justice, Dr. King was a giant in driving the changes that led to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
King said he led a bold, non-violent movement condemning racism, injustice and inequality, and that forms of oppression continue to permeate American society.
Dr. Mark Lamont Hill joined the service as a guest speaker, admitting that he was still in the fight to end the oppression, but urged listeners to take a bold step towards justice.
“King Day is not a day of service, it’s a day of radical action, radical teaching, radical organization, radical preaching, radical selflessness,” Hill said.
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Pfleger later called for action, urging his congregation to raise concerns for those in power.
“We’re sick and can’t afford to remember Dr. King. He was an active person, so we need to take some action,” Pfreger said.
Southside parishioners encourage action and justice prior to MLK Day
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