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 ...

Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection.

Religious sisters belonging to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Lebanon have reportedly been caught ...

55:22) but also prays, “Let death steal over them; / let them go down to Sheol alive” (Ps ... Another suggestion is to spiritualize the enemies against whom the psalmists pray. So Kidner suggests that ...

In the New Testament, the prayers of lamentation are greatly diminished, but the rich patrimony of prayers of praise is ...

Since the National Day of Prayer last Thursday, American Christians are called to be unified in persistent prayer for the 10 days leading up to the first-ever Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday, ...

Our Lady of Lourdes Church in De Pere, Wis., is illuminated in red Nov. 16, 2023, during as part of the international Red Week campaign. The color represents the blood of Christian martyrs. Aid to the ...

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death : thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt ...

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 ...

When eager Christians encourage a dying person with Bible verses about healing because they can’t accept ... They found the God he’d believed in didn’t answer prayer after all.) Preparing for the ...

with 78% of disabled respondents and 69% of Christians backing the change, signaling broad public approval for the proposed law. But while public support for assisted dying appears high on the ...