The 1928 Book of Common Prayer

Author: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199796068
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 523

Book Description
The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is a treasured resource for traditional Anglicans and others who appreciate the majesty of King James-style language. This classic edition features a Presentation section containing certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage. The elegant burgundy hardcover binding is embossed with a simple gold cross, making it an ideal choice for both personal study and gift-giving. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer combines Oxford's reputation for quality construction and scholarship with a modest price - a beautiful prayer book and an excellent value.

Last Rites

Author: Aram Saroyan
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
The son of the late William Saroyan describes his father's struggle against cancer and the family's attempts to become closer to the dying writer.

Last Rights

Author: Stephen P. Kiernan
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312342241
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
In a groundbreaking investigation, Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical system continues to treat the dying with extreme interventions and little regard for their wishes.

First Love, Last Rites

Author: Ian McEwan
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795301898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
Somerset Maugham Award winner: Dark early fiction by the author of Nutshell—“A splendid magician of fear” (The Village Voice Literary Supplement). Taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric, the stories here show us how murder can arise out of boredom, perversity from adolescent curiosity—and how sheer evil can become the solution to unbearable loneliness. These short fiction pieces from the early career of the New York Times–bestselling and Man Booker Prize–winning author of Atonement and On Chesil Beach are claustrophobic tales of childhood, twisted psychology, and disjointed family life as terrifying as anything by Stephen King—and finely crafted with a lyricism and an intensity that compels us to confront our secret kinship with what repels us. “A powerful talent that is both weird and wonderful.” —The Boston Sunday Globe “Ian McEwan’s fictional world combin[es] the bleak, dreamlike quality of de Chirico’s city-scapes with the strange eroticism of canvases by Balthus. Menace lies crouched between the lines of his neat, angular prose, and weird, grisly things occur in his books with nearly casual aplomb.” —The New York Times

The Last Rites

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781949124552
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
This booklet serves as both a ritual and step-by-step instructional for the administration and reception of the sacrament of Extreme Unction or Last Rites. It is an essential book for all those wishing to be well prepared for death or to better understand the solemn nature of this beautiful sacrament.This essential booklet gives detailed explanations of the following:* What to do in Danger of Death* Sick Calls: How to prepare for Priest and What to Do When He Arrives* Extreme Unction - Confession and Communion of the Sick - Viaticum* Apostolic Blessing, Prayers for the Dying* Visitation and Care of the Sick: Imposition of Hands* Praying for the Dying Person especially when the Last Agony begins, at the Moment of Death, and after the Soul Has DepartedPrepare yourself, loved ones and family members to witness, assist, and receive the Last Rites. Having this book before it's needed is the easiest way to make sure not only that our family and home is ready but also that the souls of our loved ones are well prepared for eternity.

Last Rites

Author: William J. Craig
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233403
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Last Rites chronicles one man's dramatic descent into the seedy world of New England mobster Raymond Patriarca and his underboss, Gennaro "Jerry" Angiulo. In the early 1980s, Gigi Portalla, a well-liked student, athlete and Revere prom king, transformed into a mafia hit man after discovering that his biological father was "Big Eddy" Marino. Portalla rose through the ranks within the Angiulo organization, joining famous Boston wise guys like Sean Cote, Joseph "J.R." Russo and Bobby Carrozza. Drawing on wiretaps, court testimonies and interviews through personal relationships with the criminals in question, Revere writer William J. Craig uncovers the depths of criminality. Portalla clung to a self-imposed moral code, striving to find honor within thievery, even as the lure of his family's past eclipsed his promising future.

Funeral Rites

Author: Jean Genet
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802130877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
A fictionalized account of the author's lover, Jean Decarin, who was killed in the Resistance during the liberation of Paris in World War II.

Last Rites

Author: Glennys Howarth
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351843338
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.

Burial Rites

Author: Hannah Kent
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316243906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?

The Merciless IV: Last Rites

Author: Danielle Vega
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0425292193
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The fourth book of the scream-worthy cult series The Merciless combines Stephen King-level terror with true crime stories like the Amanda Knox case. The ropes tighten on Berkley Hubbard's wrists. Blood drips down her fingers and lands with a smack on the cold floor of the church basement. She's trapped, bound, and petrified by fear. A knife punctures her fragile skin as Berkley's captors search for the mark of the devil on her body. They say they want to save her--drive the devil away and cleanse her soul--but will she make it out alive? When Berkley arrived in Italy a week ago, the last thing she expected was that she'd end up fighting for her life. After spending six months at the Institute, confined to a room with the dangerous-yet-alluring Sofia Flores, Berkley was certain that a vacation in Italy with her two best friends would be the perfect getaway. But Berkley is hiding a terrible secret, one that threatens to undo everything. As she's forced to face her wicked past, she learns that the devil is always watching, and no one is coming to save her.