1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Sirach 38:16 | My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. | Burial. Thus we must shew our respect for the deceased. The Jews also prayed for them, 2 Machabees 12:42. (Calmet) --- "The care....and pomp of funerals are rather the consolations of survivors than of service to the dead." (St. Augustine, cura 2.) |