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Article: A ritual for Rannie.(CHURCH)(funeral services)
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- Catholic New Times
- Article date:
- November 26, 2006
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Someone once said that prayer is what the church does best, Prayer in most forms involves ritual, and while we may have differences with our church, some more difficult to come to terms with than others, many of us are thankful for those rituals. They can touch us in profound ways and perhaps never more than when we are confronted with death.
I do not really know if Rannie had any issues with his church. A Catholic for 79 years, he was what was commonly referred to as a "stalwart" of the faith. Rannie's faith was as much a part of him as his name, and he and his wife brought up their five daughters and one son in that faith. He was always involved in his parish, ...