The family should ask that holy Communion be brought to the dying. This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the ...
Listen to our prayers; look with love on your people who mourn and pray for their brother (sister). Lord Jesus, holy and compassionate, forgive N. his (her) sins. By dying you opened the gates of life ...
Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. In his most famous prayer – the one that bears his name – St. Francis encourages us to become instruments of peace.
And in early October, we’re somehow meant to endure a Jewish New Year that will force us to confront the chasm between our prayers and our reality. Attempting to wrestle meaning from the daily ...
The recitation of Shahadah symbolizes the acceptance of the Islamic faith, and it is also recited during daily prayers. 2) Salah (ritual prayer) Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of ...
Answer: While Shema Koleinu, in most congregations, serves as a “highlight” of the Selichot prayers (which we also ... that one must repent one day before dying. (This statement of R.
Among the mourners attending the ceremony, marked by the chanting of prayers by Buddhist monks, was Surayud Chulanont, former prime minister and head of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Privy Council ...