Today, as is our custom each year, between the Commemoration of All Souls (2nd Nov.) and of All Deceased Dominican Brothers and Sisters (8th Nov.) the community visited the nearby Nine Mile Cemetery to pray at the grave of the only Dominican friar buried in Papua New Guinea:  Fr Ambrose Loughnan.  There the community prayed the Rosary, sang the Salve Regina, and prayed several prayers from the Order's Ritual.

Holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God,  though we cannot entreat you enough for our own sins,  yet loving devotion moves us to intercede for others.   Trusting, therefore, in your generous love and kindness,  we earnestly pray that you will mercifully receive  the soul of your servant who returns to you. Let Michael, the archangel of your covenant be with him. and by the hands of your holy angels gather him into the company of your saints and chosen ones,  to the bosom of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.   Rescue him from the powers of darkness and the place of punishment.  Let him not be brought to shame by any offenses committed  through ignorance or human weakness,  whether by reason of his own iniquity  or because of the fragile nature that is common to us all.   Rather, may he be recognized by your friends as one of your own  and enjoy the blessed repose of holy peace. Then, when the great and awesome day of judgement comes,  raise him up with all your elect  to know for ever the joy and fulfilment of beholding your glory face to face.  Through Christ our Lord.  R. Amen.

May the prayer of the holy Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary,  of our blessed father Dominic and of all the saints of our Order,  united with the humble supplication of your family gathered here,  plead before you, O Lord our God, on behalf of your servant, our brother  Ambrose,  that he may obtain the pardon of all his sins,  for he  has been redeemed  by the precious blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,  who lives and reigns for ever and ever. R. Amen.

O God,  by whose mercy the souls of the faithful find rest,  mercifully forgive the sins of your servants and handmaids  who here and everywhere repose in Christ,  that, released from every bond,  they may rejoice with you forevermore.  Through Christ our Lord.  R. Amen.

Prayers from the Order's Ritual.

Here you can see the brethren bearing the statue on their shoulders as they bring Mary in procession from the Franciscan friary to our priory.

And here is our little shrine to our Blessed Mother, in our community chapel

Let us pray.
O God,
whose only-begotten Son,
by his life, death and resurrection
has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life:
grant, we beseech thee,
that meditating on these mysteries
in the Most Holy Rosary
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may imitate what they contain
and obtain what they promise.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen