Mourn With Those Who Mourn: How to Support a Grieving Friend
The main message is simply that you have not forgotten them or the person they love.
The main message is simply that you have not forgotten them or the person they love.
For all the clichés, the Catholic triduum of death, resting and resurrection is, at the heart, a traditional ritual of mourning, community and remembrance of a life well lived, traditionally in the family home but adapted for current times and locales.
‘He expresses his spiritual closeness to all those suffering from this unspeakable tragedy, especially the families who lost loved ones,’ said an Oct. 28 telegram.
Italian Bishop Luca Raimondi said that ‘the Pope and Luca’s mother cried together.’
Church and online communities offer needed support.
How should one grieve as a Catholic?
The Church has abundant spiritual resources to help the grieving. Let’s deploy them this “holiday season.”
COMMENTARY: November presents a new opportunity to address the pastoral needs of the living and the dead.
‘We must mourn the deaths of miscarried babies, as well as those lost through abortion.’
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