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A prayer for little Rayan

Rayan Oram
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Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 02/07/22
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Since the beginning, the Church has remembered the dead in prayer.

Pope Francis noted on February 6 a story that has moved the world.

Little Rayan Oram, age 5, fell some 100 feet into a well shaft that his father was repairing on Tuesday afternoon in Tamorot, Morocco. For several days, #SaveRyan was trending around the world.

On Saturday rescue workers were finally able to extract the wee child, but unfortunately he passed away shortly afterward.

Prayers for the Dead

In #1032, the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes that, basing herself in the Tradition of the Old Testament, the Church has always prayed for the dead:

A prayer for the departed

We pray especially for Rayan's parents, that they might experience the consolation of God.

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