in grief and also in profound thanksgivings, we come to this house of god to a place of prayer. to a church where remembrance and hope are sacred duties. here, where queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss. to remember her long life of selfless service and ensure confidence to commit her to the mercy of god, our maker and redeemer. with gratitude, we remember her commitment to a high calling over so many years as queen and head of the commonwealth. with admiration, we recall her life-long sense of duty and dedication to her people. with thanksgiving, we praise god for her constant example of chri christian faith and devotion. with affection we recall the love for her family and the causes she held dear. now in silence, let us in our hearts and minds, recall our many reasons for thanksgiving. pray for all members of her family. and commend qu
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran
Abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. And crowned back in 1953. When she was just 25 years old. Her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. From scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. And to her own changing family. Yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. Through 14 american president s, 15 british Prime Ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. In a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from Westminster Hall where she has been lying at rest. Queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. She was 96 years old. The longest reigning monarch in british history. Along with joe, willie and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bbc catty kay. Its wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. Lets set the scene. Last night i posted a picture of
abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where she has been lying at rest. queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. she was 96 years old. the longest reigning monarch in british history. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc catty kay. it s wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. let s set the scene. last night i posted a
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father and his mercy has given us rebirth to a living home flew the resurrection of jesus from the dead. the response is, let us pray to the lord. we pray in german. for pope emeritus, benedict, may the eternal shepard receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. we pray in french. translator: for our holy father, pope francis, and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed christ s victory over evil and death. we pray in arabic. for leaders of nation and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need. may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. and we pray in italian. for us gathered to celebrate the defeat of death by the triumph of the lord jes