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On the morning of Sept. 11, while administering last rites to a firefighter, Judge, 68, was struck by falling debris and died.
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Claire Fahy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
However, my sister, who lives out of town, called on a priest to perform last rites.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
This normally includes bathing and dressing the body, administering last rites, cremation, a 13-day period of mourning, and spreading the ashes over a body of water.
—Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 May 2023
The doctors, in need of a miracle, installed a pacemaker and called a priest to give the child last rites.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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Claire Fahy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
However, my sister, who lives out of town, called on a priest to perform last rites.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
This normally includes bathing and dressing the body, administering last rites, cremation, a 13-day period of mourning, and spreading the ashes over a body of water.
—Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 May 2023
The doctors, in need of a miracle, installed a pacemaker and called a priest to give the child last rites.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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“Last rites.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20rites. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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