These long-awaited rites include public rites and prayers for individual and family use, for all of the major stages of human development, and from early childhood to retirement. In addition, a collection of prayers and a simple rite for remembering the departed provide an important pastoral resource for human grieving in the weeks and months following the death of a loved one.CONTENTSIntroductory Materials Including the theology and rationale for the rites, their structure and featuresPlanning for a Rite of PassagePrayers for the Transitions of ChildhoodPrayers and Rites for the Transitions of Young AdulthoodIncluding a rite of passage for young people and their parents; celebrating a significant birthday; the blessing of a betrothalPrayers and a Rite for the Transitions of MidlifePrayers and Rites for the Transitions of EldersPrayers and a Rite for Remembering the DepartedAppendix containing suggested hymns and spiritual songs
These long-awaited rites include public rites and prayers for individual and family use, for all of the major stages of human development, and from early childhood to retirement. In addition, a collection of prayers and a simple rite for remembering the departed provide an important pastoral resource for human grieving in the weeks and months following the death of a loved one.CONTENTSIntroductory Materials Including the theology and rationale for the rites, their structure and featuresPlanning for a Rite of PassagePrayers for the Transitions of ChildhoodPrayers and Rites for the Transitions of Young AdulthoodIncluding a rite of passage for young people and their parents; celebrating a significant birthday; the blessing of a betrothalPrayers and a Rite for the Transitions of MidlifePrayers and Rites for the Transitions of EldersPrayers and a Rite for Remembering the DepartedAppendix containing suggested hymns and spiritual songs
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