“As we opened the temporary door installed to seal the crime scene, I have to say it felt like I was pushed back – as if to keep me from entering,” he said. “In my mind, I found myself saying to myself: ‘Oh no, you have to go.’ I instinctively began to pray in silence: ‘St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Protect us against the wickedness and snares of the devil.'”

He said the hallway outside the room was littered with plaster from the walls where the barrage of bullets hit, and broken light fixtures were still where they fell on the hallway floor. He said the place on the floor where Paddock died was marked, but there was no sign of blood.

Kiley said he blessed the water, his companion and himself and then every corner of the suite. He also blessed every room along the hallway, saying he used the prayer for the blessing of the house. He added he expects other faith traditions will be invited to pray there.

 

(source: ABC news)