为离世宠物祈祷:感恩、愧疚、哀伤与告别

  • 简短的祈祷涵盖了宠物离世后的最初几小时、感恩、愧疚、安乐死、空荡的屋子、悲伤的孩子、其他宠物、安葬、周年纪念、新宠物以及宠物走失等情况。
  • 《诗篇》第104篇和晨祷中的《但以理之歌》(“愿一切走兽和牲畜,都称颂主”)赞美了上帝创造的动物,可以在告别时诵读。
  • 为死者祈祷的教会通常是为人类灵魂祈祷;但基督徒依然可以为动物感谢上帝,并将它们托付给祂,因为《圣经》说祂“救护人和牲畜”(《诗篇》36:6)。
  • 《圣经》并未说明宠物是否会去天堂:阿奎那认为动物的灵魂不能脱离肉体存在,而《罗马书》8:21和 《愿你受赞颂》(Laudato Si’) 243节提到了万物都将更新。
  • 尼维尔的圣格特鲁德(卒于659年)被普遍尊为猫的守护圣人;1909年的《天主教百科全书》记载她被祈求“抵御发烧、老鼠和耗子”。

A short prayer when a pet dies: “Lord, thank you for [name] and every year we had together. You made [name], and you saw that it was good. I give [name] back to you. Comfort me and everyone who loved [name]. Amen.” More prayers follow for guilt, children, other pets and a burial. Grief for an animal can be heavy. If it has become more than you can carry, or you have thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988…

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