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Rite of Final Commendation for an Infant

The ‘Rite of Final Commendation for an Infant’ may be used in the case of a stillborn or a newborn infant who dies shortly after birth. This short rite of prayer is intended to help bring comfort to the parents and to entrust the infant to God. It is a model which can be adapted […]

Vigils of Prayer

In October 2017 it will be 50 years since the 1967 Abortion Act was passed in England, Scotland and Wales. This year’s Day for Life provides us with an opportunity to pray for and remember all lives lost before birth and to offer practical and emotional support to women and men who are worried and […]

Reflection and Prayer: A Grandmother to all

Sue’s mantelpiece is crowded with framed photos of mothers and babies. There are more pictures on the sideboard and yet more on a small table in a corner of the sitting room. You might think that Sue has lots of daughters and grandchildren and in a sense she has. For friendships have endured with many […]

Fy Mab Raphael

Mae’n union 50 mlynedd ers pasio Deddf Erthylu 1967 yng Nghymru, Lloegr a’r Alban. Mae erthylu’n dal yn anghyfreithlon yn y rhan fwyaf o Iwerddon er bod yna ymdrechion i newid y gyfraith ar y ddwy ochr i’r ffin. Yn Weriniaeth Iwerddon mae ymgyrch ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd i ddileu’r erthygl o […]

My Son Raphael

It’s exactly 50 years since the 1967 Abortion Act was passed in England, Scotland and Wales. Abortion remains, for the most part, illegal in Ireland though attempts are being made to change the law on both sides of the border. In the Republic of Ireland, there is currently a campaign to remove the pro-life article […]

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