In this prayer Christ himself bears witness to the life and immortality to which God calls every human being. When the family first gathers around the body, before or after it is prepared for ...

Give thanks for the bounty and friends and family with these meaningful Thanksgiving prayers and blessings ... we give thanks for the pleasure of gathering together for this occasion.

Preeminent among these servants of prayer is the Christian family. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “The ...