Please pray for the eternal happiness of
The Reverend Dom Aidan Gilman
Monk of Ampleforth Abbey
who died on 15th December 2018
in the 92nd year of his age,
the 71st of his monastic life,
and the 61st of priesthood
May he rest in peace
Funeral arrangements
Wednesday 19 December
18.00 Reception of Fr Aidan’s body into the Abbey Church followed by Vespers for the Dead
20.15 The Dirge (Vigil for the Dead) in the Abbey Church
Thursday 20 December
07.30 Lauds for the Dead in St Laurence’s Chapel at Bolton House
08.45 Little Hour in St Laurence’s Chapel at Bolton House
11.30 Solemn Sung Funeral Mass in the Abbey Church followed by burial in Monks’ Wood
Suscipe me Domine, secundum eloquium tuum et vivam,
Et non confundas me ab expectatione mea
Uphold me, Lord, according to your promise and I shall live,
and let my hopes not be in vain
(The Suscipe is sung when a monk makes his Solemn Profession and at his funeral)
Fr Aidan requested that funeral attendees wear bright colours, rather than black.
