A member of the family or another person reads one of the selected Old Testament readings from the Order of Christian Funerals. Responsorial Psalm ( Song of ...
Alternative liturgical prayers to the ones provided here, in addition to scripture readings, can be located in the Order of Christian Funerals (1989) or Roman Missal ( ...
The Mass of Christian Burial is part of the funeral rites for the deceased. The first rite is the wake, followed by the funeral Mass, which ends with ...
The following is the Order for Christian Funeral Mass so that you may plan your liturgy (Funeral Mass) and choose the scripture readings and songs. Introductory ...
Under no circumstances may funeral directors accept Mass stipends for Masses for the dead. Only the parish priest, who accepts the obligation to ...
Paschal faith in fidelity to the Gospel and offer in the Funeral Mass the sacrifice of the death and resurrection of Christ so that the dead may be purified of their ...
When one of its members dies, the Church encourages the celebration of the funeral liturgy at a Mass.
A priest waves a censer at a funeral in Massachusetts.
for the sacredness of the body at the Funeral Mass: sprinkling with holy water, the ...
Order of the Funeral Mass. Below is the outline of the Order for Christian Funerals so that you may plan your liturgy and choose the scripture readings.