{"id":19492,"date":"2013-01-02T18:50:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T23:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=19492"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:01:08","slug":"open-thread-blessing-for-a-cadaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2013\/01\/open-thread-blessing-for-a-cadaver\/","title":{"rendered":"Open thread: blessing for a cadaver??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Here\u2019s a new one on me. \u00a0I got this e-mail today, from a campus minister at a large university:<\/p>\n

We have a big Nursing program here and I was recently asked by one of the professors to do a blessing over the cadaver they will be using this semester.\u00a0 I was wondering: is there any formal \u2018Cadaver Blessing\u2019 prayer used by priests, deacons, or ministers, perhaps from their book of prayers or somewhere else?\u00a0 Just trying to see what\u2019s out there. \u00a0 \u00a0Any assistance you could give I would appreciate.\u00a0 Thanks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, there\u2019s nothing explicitly in the Book of Blessings for something like this, but I recommended that he read over some other prayers\u2013 for schools, or for the recently deceased \u2014 and adapt them accordingly. \u00a0A prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of life, and for the opportunity to continue God\u2019s creative work in the world through science and research, might also be apt. \u00a0And this sort of thing is not unprecedented. I posted an item on this topic<\/a><\/strong> a couple years back.<\/p>\n

But I have to wonder: does anyone out there know of any particular prayers\/blessings that might be appropriate?<\/p>\n

???<\/p>\n

Comments are open, but will be moderated.<\/p>\n

Thanks!<\/p>\n

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