When the family first gathers around the body, before or after it is prepared for burial, all or some of the following prayers may be used. It is most fitting that family members take part in ...

Since Mary has been given such a place in the body of believers, it is appropriate that we turn to her and ask for her ...

Part of the Holy Father's prayer is printed below: Prayers of Consecration O Mother of men and peoples, you know all their sufferings and their hopes, you feel in a motherly way all the struggles ...