Thursday, January 04, 2007

IN MEMORIAM

Please pray for the following prelates who have died recently. V/ Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord

R/ and let perpetual light shine upon them

V/ May they rest in peace.

R/ AMEN.



VATICAN CITY, JAN 4, 2007 (VIS) - The following prelates died in recent weeks:

- Bishop Auguste Delisle S.S.Sp., emeritus of Lokoja, Nigeria, on November 13, at the age of 98.

- Archbishop Nerses Der Nersessian C.A.M., ordinary emeritus for Armenian Catholics of Eastern Europe, on December 24, at the age of 86.

- Archbishop Ettore Di Filippo, emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy, on December 18, at the age of 84.

- Bishop Daniele Ferrari, emeritus of Chiavari, Italy, on December 20, at the age of 86.

- Bishop Jacinto Guerrero Torres of Tlaxcala, Mexico, on December 27, at the age of 72.

- Archbishop Jorge Manuel Lopez, emeritus of Rosario, Argentina, on December 22, at the age of 88.
.../DEATHS/... VIS 070104 (130)
Prayer for a Happy Death
God our Father, You made us in Your image and handed over Your Son to die for us; grant us the grace to remain watchful in prayer, so we will be free from sin when we leave this world, and find eternal rest and joy in the depths of Your mercy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN.

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