A guide to funeral planning that is applicable for Catholics. While each pastor sets his own guidelines within the Church's “Order of Christian Funerals."
FUNERAL MASS. INTRODUCTORY RITES Greeting & Sprinkling with Holy Water Placing of the Pall (and Christian Symbols) Entrance Procession Song
The American flag, a symbol of military service, never covers the casket in church during the Mass. ENTRANCE PROCESSION. The order of entrance is as follows: ...
The ORDER OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS is a rich source of theology and
Mass of Christian Burial
be used at other times in the liturgy, e.g. communion, preparation of gifts, entrance procession.
Seating should be reserved for the priests in procession and for the family as well.
Steeped in centuries-old custom and ritual as Catholic funeral rites
disposition of the body, it is the ancient Christian custom to bury
The celebrant meets the family/funeral procession at the doors of the church with ... of the selected Old Testament readings from the Order of Christian Funerals.