From the Celebrating Mystery collection
We have come in the midst of life to grieve for the death of ____, to give thanks for his/her life and to bid him/her farewell. Death and life are one in the purposes of love. Jesus said 'if you grieve with all your heart, you shall find healing’.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
1. Every tear is a womb which can birth new life. 2. Grief is the narrow passage through which we pass from death to life.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Remembering our ancestors gives life to ourselves and also to them, for we are our ancestors and they are us.
Amazing Grace; it gives us birth, To each and everyone; This precious gift of life to live; This race for us to run.