I am not Catholic, but wanted to share this opportunity I found. There is a church in New York City that will send you a certificate of life for your baby. This is what their site says:
Often children who have died before birth have no grave or headstone, and sometimes not even a name. At The Church of The Holy Innocents, we invite you to name your child(ren) and to have the opportunity to have your baby's name inscribed in our "BOOK OF LIFE".
Here, a candle is always lit in their memory. All day long people stop to pray. On the first Monday of every month, our 12:15pm Mass is celebrated in honor of these children and for the comfort of their families.
Shrine of the Holy Innocents
One of the things I really needed was to see Gabriel's name in print, on something official. This is a wonderful way to get a certificate for your baby.
I hope today is gentle for you.
peace- emily
Thank you for sharing this. I will be contacting them.
ReplyDeletejust wanted to let you know that the link to "shrine of the holy innocents" didn't work.
ReplyDeleteI fixed it! Thanks!
ReplyDeletei have done this for both my children and it felt so good to do it and it still feels good to know my angels are prayed for.
ReplyDeletewhen i got the certificates, i got a very heartfelt email that i still have. someone who has no idea who i am took the time to express their heartfelt, sincere apologies...it means a lot.
i recommend others doing this. it's just one more thing you can do to validate your children(s) lives, no matter how short.
What a nice idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this; I was given a "Certificate of Life" recently but it was one I have to fill out myself and had lines for "time of death" and who was present at my child's birth. I didn't want that info included (especially as the doctor who delivered was responsible for his death) so it's nice to have this as another option. It's something I've been thinking about a lot just the past few weeks so thank you!
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