Whitney Houston’s Mother Cissy Plans Prayer Vigil

The Chicago Sun-Times reports Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy announced plans via a recorded message airing on New York’s KISS-FM radio station for a ”prayer vigil” next Monday — a two-hour event the R&B and gospel great said she’s calling ”mothers praying for healing.” In the statement, the senior Houston said, ”Let us pray for healing and deliverance for our children affected by substance abuse.” A friend of the family remarked, “”Clearly Cissy’s public statement on the issue is her way of continuing to keep Whitney focused on how essential Cissy considers Whitney’s recovery… for herself, for [her daughter] Bobbi Kristina and for her entire family.”