Saint Joseph
Feast Day March 19
Patron Saint of the Dying
Catholic
Living Will Forms
Father
Ragheed Aziz Ganni, RIP
Joel
Neville, Wife of Singer Aaron Neville, RIP
Pope
John Paul II Last Will and Testament, Rogito, Homily
The
Passion of the Christ
Wellington
Mara, New York Giants Owner, RIP
Words for
a Catholic Wake
Prayer in Time of
Sorrow
Father of all mercies and God of
consolation, you love us eternally and transform the shadows of death
into the dawn of life. Look upon our grief; be our refuge and
comfort so that our sadness and sorrow may turn into the light and peace
of your presence. In dying, your Son destroyed death; in rising,
He restored life. Grant that at the end of our earthly pilgrimage,
we may be found in His company with our brothers and sisters.
There you shall wipe away every tear. We ask this through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Columnist Bob Novak, who was diagnosed
with a brain tumor said, "A priest who visited me told me I've been
given a chance to prepare myself. So I began to think about my life
and what I've done right and not done right and to prepare myself for the
last days. I've found that reassuring." Mr. Novak
died August 18, 2009.
In Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, just
outside of Barcelona, 462 solar panels have been placed on top of the
cemetery's mausoleums. "The best tribute we can pay to our
ancestors, whatever your religion may be, is to generate clean energy for
new generations," said Esteve Serret, Director of Conste-Live
Energy. The panels produce enough energy for 60 homes for a year.
Saint Mary Church in Lawrenceville,
Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, is being converted into Saint
Mary Mausoleum with 880 crypts and 712 niches. The commitment chapel
will seat 200 mourners. "We are very excited about the unique
project that will convert the former Saint Mary Church building into a
chapel mausoleum. The church building is a treasure that will now have new
life," said Annabelle McGannon, Executive Director of the Catholic
Cemeteries Association.
The Diocese of Phoenix is setting aside
2,000 plots in Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona, for
Eastern Rite Catholics. Eastern Rite Catholics can, of course,
choose to be buried anywhere in the cemetery.
