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Instruction for the Faithful

So, what should we do?

1. Start the Conversation: Talk with your spouse, children and parish. Discuss your wishes, plans and values. Death is not taboo — it’s a passage to eternal life.
2. Make a Plan: Whether you’re wealthy or living paycheck to paycheck, you can create a plan. Write your directives. Choose your burial preferences. Consider life insurance.
3. Seek Catholic Guidance: Work with Catholic financial advisors or organizations like the Knights of Columbus. They understand not just the numbers, but the faith.
4. Pray and Prepare: Ask God for wisdom. Reflect on your mortality not with dread, but with peace. We do not grieve as those who have no hope, as St. Paul reminds us (1 Thessalonians 4:13).

Visit our partner site for a single resource to help parishioners make End-of-Life decisions rooted in dignity and the promise of eternal life. https://archden.org/eoln/

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