Dia de los Muertos

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  • The corner of a gravestone, which is bedecked with toys and flowers and a fake butterfly stuck in the grass.
    Love Does Not Disappear
    By Elea Kemler
    From Braver/Wiser
    In the eighteen years I’ve served as minister of my small-town congregation, I have led 96 memorial services, most for people I have loved. The longer I stay, the deeper I love and the more I grieve.
  • An older woman sits at a table, gazing at a framed photo of a man, suggesting that she is his widow
    Prayer of Remembrance
    By Lori Walke
    From WorshipWeb
    Holy One, on this day of remembrance we say aloud their names again: the names of those who died this year. Died — the word is jarring. So...
  • Immortality
    By Leslie Takahashi
    From WorshipWeb
    In the daily weave of our lives, those who have died are still strong, guiding threads. Theirs is the golden glimmer or perhaps the...
  • In front of stone walls, two round trays hold an array of slim, lit candles
    United by Story and Bound by Love
    By Andrea Hawkins-Kamper
    From WorshipWeb
    Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters. Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to...
  • A close-up of framed photographs. In the foreground, a blurry color photo of two people. In the background, vintage-looking black-and-white photos of couples.
    This Sacred Thread
    By Heather K Janules
    From WorshipWeb
    They once dwelled among us, the people of memory. They who knew us, they who taught us, They who hurt us, they who loved us. They touch our...
  • A field in Mongolia of dirt, deeply cut by cracks. The phenomenon, called a “dzud," is a drought in the summer and an extremely cold winter.
    Litany for Those Lost to Climate Change
    By Erica Baron
    From WorshipWeb
    Leader: [ if applicable: In addition to our own beloved dead], we take the time to acknowledge all those already lost as the world feels...
  • the end of a coffin extends from a hearse, with the feet of a mourner and priest nearby
    Never Fully Extinguished
    By Patricia Shelden
    From WorshipWeb
    In this hour of holy stillness we gather to honor the life and the person we love. In this hour of Holy Stillness we remind ourselves that...
  • A rose resting on a wooden casket, more flowers visible in the background
    Chalice Lighting for a Memorial Service
    By S. William Feiss
    From WorshipWeb
    We light this flame ...
  • Upper skeleton from line engraving of walking skeleton from Andrew Bell's Anatomia Britannica (1770s-1780s)
    Moving Meditation for Día de los Muertos
    By Katie Kandarian-Morris
    From WorshipWeb
    As we begin to settle to a deeper more inward place; to be fully present right now in this place made for head and heart together; we might...
  • An altar filled with candles, photos, and flowers
    Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
    Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) is a festive celebration in memory of those who have died. Its origins in Mesoamerica go back over 3,000 years, even though it was shaped by two Roman Catholic holidays: All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2). In Spanish, All Saints Day and...

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