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 person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...
Years ago, Chanie Gorkin, a then 17-year-old girl from New York, wrote a poem entitled: “Worst Day Ever.” It was for an assignment at school. “It took me a few hours to write,” Gorkin said. “I was ...