Prayer Vigil Tonight at Grace Church

To honor the victims of the bombings at the Boston Marathon Monday, a prayer vigil will be held this evening at Grace Episcopal Church, 160 High St. in Medford at 6 p.m.

In a statement Tuesday evening, Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn announced the vigil is being held by the city in conjunction with the Medford Clergy Association.

"We in Medford pledge to help our friends in Boston in anyway we can in the pursuit of those who caused this massive destruction and deaths," McGlynn said in a statement Tuesday. "We commend those who responded immediately to help the victims: law enforcement, fire personnel, EMS and ordinary citizens."

Medford is grieving after a native daughter lost her life in the bombings. , was identified Tuesday as one of three people killed in the bombings.