How sad!

 

Thanks, y'all.  They are really kind and generous people and I can assure you of their gratitude.

  That is terrible

Seigneur, faites de moi un instrument de votre paix.
Là où il y a de la haine, que je mette l'amour.
Là où il y a l'offense, que je mette le pardon.
Là où il y a la discorde, que je mette l'union.
Là où il y a l'erreur, que je mette la vérité.
Là où il y a le doute, que je mette la foi.
Là où il y a le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance.
Là où il y a les ténèbres, que je mette votre lumière.
Là où il y a la tristesse, que je mette la joie.
Ô Maître, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu'à consoler,
à être compris qu'à comprendre,
à être aimé qu'à aimer,
car c'est en donnant qu'on reçoit,
c'est en s'oubliant qu'on trouve, c'est en pardonnant qu'on est pardonné,
c'est en mourant qu'on ressuscite à l'éternelle vie.

May God Bless your friends Michael and Mary and their beautiful little Angel.

I'm pleased that my monoglot self figured out what that says.  :idea:
Now, what does your screen name mean?

"Soldat fem de Dieu" - Woman soldier of God.

Gladius,
I just now saw this and will keep Michael and Mary in my prayers.  I hope they are finding comfort in their Faith, family and friends.

They will need plenty of time to grieve but I hope that they will find encouragement in the examples of other families that have also lost little ones. I know of one family who lost their first and went on to have 8 more.  They always keep the first one in the final count for their family.

Did they baptize the baby (if it has now been delivered)?  I would since we don't know when the soul leaves the body.  Even a conditional Baptism could at least bring some comfort to the grieving parents.  

My condolences.  Difficult as this may be, if you know them well, remind them to conditionally baptize their baby.  With our last child, my wife and I thought we had lost her, so I have a tiny glimpse of the horror of waiting to hear that heartbeat and not hearing it.