This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...

patron in life and at the hour of my death. Preserve and increase in me the spirit of prayer and fervor in the service of God.

Marking Saint Patrick’s Day the bishops of Ireland encouraged the faithful to pray for peace in the world, especially in Gaza ...

“To complement our prayers, and given the importance ... the hope that inspired generations of Irish people: ‘Jesus Christ … defeated death and was received into heaven by the Father ...