Resources
This page will be updated with new downloads and resources for Day for Life 2010. For last year's resources, please visit the Day for Life 2009 website.
2010 Leaflet
God did not make us for death but for life. When we touch the mystery of death, in prayer, thought or experience, it leads us into the greater mystery of the eternal life of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Through our baptism we have already begun to live this life. We have entered into the mystery of death which Christ, by His resurrection, has changed forever. In Him, death is no longer our end but our ‘Passover’ into a truth and a life we cannot even begin to imagine because it is a life forever beyond the experience of death.
(1 Cor 13.12; 15.42-44; 1 John 3.2)
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Liturgical materials
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Day for Life 2010 - Liturgical materials (MS Word)
Reflections on the Sacrament of the Sick - St John of the Cross (MS Word)
Links/Organisations
Rainbows
An international, not-for-profit organization that fosters emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis.
rainbowsgb.org
Cruse Bereavement Support
We are here to help you through a difficult time. Cruse exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Services are free to bereaved people, but we rely on donations to fund our work.
crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Seasons for Growth
A loss and grief peer-group education programme for young people aged 6-18 years and adults. It was first delivered in 1996 and is well established in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
seasonsforgrowth.co.uk
Marriage and Family Life - Bereavement
What is life like if you or someone in your family is bereaved or has suffered a loss? And what can your parish do to make a difference?
everybodyswelcome.org.uk/bereavement
Order of Christian Funerals
liturgyoffice.org.uk/resources
Planning a Catholic Funeral
Readings and prayers [1 900304 5]
liturgyoffice.org.uk/resources
Catholic Funerals – A Guide
Guidance note on the burial of ashes
The Order of Christian Funerals (direct link to pdf)
The Sacredness of Human Life
Pontifical Academy for Life
academiavita.org
Catholic Bioethics
catholic-bioethics.org.uk
Cura
Voluntary organisation which offers support and help to those who are faced with a crisis pregnancy.
cura.ie
Fertility Care Centre
fertilitycarecentre.co.uk
Life
Life provides help and support to thousands of women and men. Core services - Caring, Education, Housing and Fertilitycare programme.
lifecharity.org.uk
Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics
The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics to help Catholics and others to explore the Church's position on bioethical issues.
linacre.org
Disability
L'Arche - family of 130 communities in 30 countries all round the world. In L'Arche communities people with learning disabilities and their assistants live and work together.
Magisterium
The section from the teaching authority of the Catholic Church that relates to life issues