Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate a special mass for the community and the nine victims killed in the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

The mass will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 25 Boulevard S.E.

The public is invited to attend.

“This is for comfort and strength for the people of Charleston and healing for our nation,” Gregory said in a release.

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