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NAIM Widows
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The death of a spouse is a major life change. The NAIM ministry provides spiritual, emotional and social support to those who have lost their spouse to death.
The members of NAIM meet once a month on the first Thursday of the month, at 12:30 pm at a local restaurant. The location for the next meeting is determined at each meeting. The notice for each meeting is placed in the bulletin. Please note, there is traditionally no meeting in July.
For information regarding meeting times and location, please contact
Judy Barrow 504-400-7888 -
The NAIM Ministry to the Widowed provides bereaved spouses of all faiths with spiritual, emotional and social support as they work through the painful process of grieving and to encourage them as they begin a new role in life.
The 'Naim' ministry is named after the widow of Naim whose son Jesus had raised from the dead (Luke 7:11-17). Jesus is the model of grief and compassion. Observing a funeral of the son of the widow of Naim, Jesus was filled with empathy: he restored life to the son and helped the grieving mother.
In AMORIS LÆTITIA (Joy of Love) Pope Francis writes:
“I can understand the anguish felt by those who have lost a much-loved person, a spouse with whom they have shared so much. Jesus himself was deeply moved and began to weep at the death of a friend”. Mourning a loss of a spouse has its challenges but we Catholic believe Jesus never judges or abandons us as we struggle with our grief while journeying into a new life. Pope Francis continues to say that pastoral care is necessary to “help the grieving person to realize that, after the loss of a loved one, they still have a mission to carry out.”
- Pope Francis