Infant Loss

The loss of a child, at any stage, is a true loss and can bring about deep pain within the hearts of the parents and other loved ones. If you are experiencing this grief, please know that your baby is so loved and your Sacred Heart community is here to support you.

We encourage you to visit the Archdiocese Miscarriage Support Page, which includes many helpful resources such as books, prayers, burial information, honoring the baby’s life, how to support loved ones, and more. In addition to the resources listed there, Grieving Together and After Miscarriage are also excellent books, along with Some Babies for reading to children.

If you, or someone you know in the parish, is experiencing or has recently experienced miscarriage or infant loss, our Mother’s Circle has some more tangible ways we would like to offer to help through this time. Please visit this form to indicate a need for meal deliveries, miscarriage kits for home delivery, or someone to walk with you or your loved one through this time.

Finally, we invite you to add your baby’s name to the Book of Remembrance, which will be available in the church nave throughout the month of November.

May God bless you and your family.