FAMILIES of people killed and secretly buried will take part in a memorial walk at Stormont today.
Bereaved relatives taking part in the 16th Silent Walk for the Disappeared will gather at 12.30pm at Stormont, before laying a black wreath with five white lilies at the steps of Parliament Buildings.
The flowers represent those who have yet to be found: Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac, Seamus Maguire and Lisa Dorrian.
It comes as fresh searches are ongoing at Bragan Bog for Columba McVeigh.
A special prayer has been written by Fr Joe Gormley from Derry in conjunction with the families.
Speaking ahead of the event, Fr Gormley said: “The prayer is written as the time when the prospect of finding the victims is narrowing.
"This is because those who have information are getting older and the death of a person who has information will inevitably mean that the prospects of the information becoming available diminish forever."
He added that the prayer was not written to condemn those responsible, but to urge them to play a "ground-breaking contribution in ending the anguish" felt by the families.
Last month, Columba McVeigh's sister Dympna Kerr asked for help to fulfil a promise made on her mother's deathbed.
"Her wish was that we’d get Columba, and to have him in the grave beside daddy," she told the Irish Times.
"She didn’t get that wish, but it’s now to put him in the ground beside her and my dad. It would fulfil a dying woman’s wish.
"Just do the right thing. Do it while the search is going on, point them in the right direction."
Others attending will be Linda Pywell, sister of Brian McKinney whose remains were found in 1999 and Noel Evans, brother of Gerry Evans who was found in 2010.
