November: November: honouring honouring the the memory memory of of the the dead dead During the month of November each of our priests throughout the world offers During thefor month of November each of our priests throughout theMill world offers Holy Mass all our deceased members and benefactors. In our Hill St. Holy Mass for all our deceased members and benefactors. our Hill St. Joseph’s House in Dublin, Holy Mass will be celebrated eachIn day ofMill November Joseph’s House in Dublin, Mass willespecially be celebrated each daywhose of November for deceased members andHoly benefactors, for all those names for recorded deceased in members and especially for all thosetowhose names are our ‘List of benefactors, the Dead.’ You are kindly invited send in the are recorded in our ‘List of the Dead.’ You are kindly invited to send in the names of your dear departed loved ones. names of your dear departed loved ones.
Prayer for a happy death Prayer for a happy death ❑❑
“Lord, “Lord,for foryour yourfaithful faithfulpeople, people,at at death, death,life lifeisischanged, changed,not notended. ended. When When the the body body of of our our earthly earthly dwelling dwellinglies liesin indeath, death,we wegain gainan an everlasting everlasting dwelling dwelling place place in in Heaven.” Heaven.”(Preface (Prefaceof ofthe theMass Massfor for the thedead) dead)
❑❑ “I“Iam amthe theResurrection Resurrectionand andthe thelife. life. Those Those who who believe believe in in me, me, even even ❑❑ though though they they die, die, will will live, live, and and everyone everyonewho whobelieves believesin inme mewill will never neverdie.” die.”(Jn. (Jn.11:25-26) 11:25-26) ❑❑ Jesus Jesussaid saidto tothe theman manon onthe thecross cross beside besidehim: him:“This “Thisday dayyou youwill willbe be with withme mein inparadise.” paradise.” ❑❑ “Keep “Keepyour yourgaze gazefixed fixedon onthe thecrucru- ❑❑ cified cifiedand andRisen RisenChrist: Christ:“He “Hegives gives us ushope hopeand andlife. life.With Withhim himevil, evil,sufsuffering feringand anddeath deathdo donot nothave havethe the last lastword. word.The TheCross Crossisisnow nowaasign sign ❑❑ of oflove, love,hope hopeand andlife.” life.” (Pope (PopeFrancis) Francis) ❑❑ “Through “Throughdeath, death,we wego gointo intothe theininvisible visiblekingdom kingdomwhere wherethere thereisisno no 2
May God support us all day long, MaytillGod all day long, the support shadowsuslengthen tilland theevening shadowscomes lengthen and evening and the busy worldcomes is hushed and the busy feverworld of lifeisishushed over and is over andthe ourfever workofislife done. and our work is done. Then in his mercy mercy May heThen give in us his a safe lodging May he give And a holy rest us anda safe peacelodging at last. And a holy rest and peace at last. Amen. Amen.
more more darkness, darkness, suffering suffering or or sadsadness, ness,and andwhere wherewe weare areone onewith withall all those those that that we we love love in in the the seen seen world world and and in in the the unseen unseen world. world. Death Death in in that that sense sense isis aa time time of of great greathomecoming, homecoming,and andthere thereisisno no need needto tobe beafraid.” afraid.”(The (Thelate lateJohn John O’ O’Donoghue) Donoghue) “O, “O, you you are are not not lying lying in in the the wet wet clay. clay.For Forititisisaaharvest harvestevening eveningnow now And Andwe weare arepiling pilingup upthe thericks ricksof of hay hayagainst againstthe themoonlight moonlight And And you you smile smile at at us us eternally” eternally”(From (From Patrick Patrick Kavanagh’s Kavanagh’s poem poemabout abouthis hismother) mother) “Fold “Foldour ourloved lovedones, ones,OOJesus, Jesus,in in your yourarms, arms,and andlet letthem themhenceforth henceforth be be messengers messengers of of love love between between our ourhuman humanhearts heartsand andthee. thee.Amen” Amen” “May “Mayyou youdiscover discoverthat thatyour yourloved loved one one has has not not really really left left you, you, that that there thereisisaaquiet quietpresence presencethat thatsussustains tains you, you, that that there there isis aa hidden hidden strength strengththat thatwill willhelp helpyou. you.Amen.” Amen.” Autumn 2020
The photos show two sections of a stained glass window. The text at the base The show two‘St. sections of aPatron stained window. The textfor at the base of thephotos window reads: Joseph, ofglass a Happy Death, pray us’ The of the window ‘St.on Joseph, Patron of Jesus a Happy Death, pray for us’and The window depictsreads: Joseph his deathbed. is holding his hand window depicts Joseph on his deathbed. Jesus is holding his hand blessing him. Mary is praying and grieving close by. You may wantand to blessing Mary is enter praying grieving close by. You to reflect on him. the scene and intoand it with hope and prayer. Themay samewant gentle reflectJesus on theisscene into withfinal hopejourney and prayer. gentle loving with and eachenter person onitthat fromThe thissame life to the loving Jesus is with each person that ‘life finalisjourney from life toThe the heavenly peace that awaits us. Aton death changed, notthis ended.’ heavenly peaceinthat At bring deathmuch ‘life iscomfort, changed, not ended.’ scene depicted the awaits windowus.can when we haveThe to sceneour depicted in the window can bring much comfort, when the we have to turn thoughts to death or perhaps find ourselves grieving loss of turn ones. our thoughts to death or perhaps find ourselves grieving the loss of loved loved ones. Autumn 2020
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