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Planning the Catholic Funeral
Terence P. Curley (Paperback) Liturgical Press 2005-07
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I have been raised Catholic, and today is my great aunts funeral... she is Catholic... i have never ever been to any other type of funeral except for Catholic ( everyone i know that has died has been catholic) i know that our weddings take way longer then other religions.. is it the same for funerals?
Born again catholic... that is so rude... i have to work... and let my boss know when i will be back.. and i wasnt asking how long it was going to be.. i was asking if catholic funerals are longer then other funerals becuase i have only been to catholic... are you so self absorbed you dont think out of the fu*kin box....
Yes.
A Catholic funeral is broken into three parts.
The Vigil. This used to be called the Rosary. The night before the Requiem Mass, a prayer service is celebrated. Eulogies and/or the rosary may also be said at this time. The Irish culture call this a wake. A reception with food may follow.
The Requiem Mass. A full Mass with Scripture read and explained and Eucharist (Holy Communion) received with extra funeral prayers.
The Burial. A short final prayer service at graveside. A reception at someone's home with food may follow.
Here is a nice link to some recommended readings for Catholic funerals: http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Re sources/OCF/Lectionary.html
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Re sources/OCF/index.html
With love in Christ.
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A few days before my Mum died, she specifically asked for an Irish Catholic funeral - stumping us all (as she isn't Irish). I've found some stuff online, but would be grateful of a more comprehensive breakdown of the differences before we have to arrange the funeral.
Mostly the character of the prayer vigil.
A Catholic funeral is broken into three parts.
The Vigil. The night before the Requiem Mass, a prayer service is celebrated. Eulogies and/or the rosary may also be said at this time. The Irish culture call this a wake. Others used to be called the Rosary. A reception with food may follow.
The Requiem Mass. A full Mass with Scripture read and explained and Eucharist (Holy Communion) received with extra funeral prayers.
The Burial. A short final prayer service at graveside. A reception at someone's home with food may follow.
Here is a nice link to some recommended readings for Catholic funerals: http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Re sources/OCF/Lectionary.html
Here is a nice link to suggested music for Catholic funerals: http://web.ocp.org/pdf/FuneralSuggestion s.pdf
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Re sources/OCF/index.html
With love in Christ.
I've been to one Catholic funeral but I didn't catch on to the details and I have to write about it.
Please help, thank you.
All Catholic masses "serve" bread and wine, and in the context of the Eucharistic service, whether it be a funeral mass or Easter Sunday. In that "mystery", the Priest emulates Christ at the last supper, and "transforms" bread and wine into the "body and blood of Christ". It is the focal point and core of the Roman Catholic Faith.
Where the Church falls down in this issue in my opinion, is simple, and we witnessed this at my mother-in-law's funeral recently, and as a Catholic, I was appalled and embarrassed. We were asked by the woman who set up the mass for us, to be certain we had instructed all NON-CATHOLICS who attended, to NOT partake of this aspect of the commemorative service for our loved one. You see, only Catholics who are in the state of grace may receive communion in this manner, though others may approach with arms folded, and seek the blessing of the Priest?
Since when do you invite somebody to your house for a "dinner party", and then NOT ALLOW them to eat?
My husband's uncle, who was Catholic, has passed away. I have never been to a Catholic funeral and would like to know what happens. Thanks for your answers, and no rude comments please.
A catholic funeral is a mass. There will be bible readings, prayers, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. It's a very simple service.
When we enter the church we bless ourselves with Holy Water by dipping our fingers into the font and making the sign of the cross. (touch forehead, chest, left shoulder, then right) You don't have to.
When we get to our pew we genuflect if Jesus is present in the Tabernacle. You can tell by the red-glassed candle at the front of the church. If it's lit Jesus is present and you kneel down on your right knee, and again, make the sign of the cross. You don't have to do this either, but it would be uber respectful. Or as a non-catholic a bow towards the alter will suffice.
Basically you stand when everyone else stands, sit when everyone else sits, kneel when everyone else kneels.
After the bible readings the congregation will respond with "Thanks be to God." BUT after the Gospel reading, (which you will know because you are standing) the congregation will say "Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ." You can say these things, or you don't have to.
Being that you are not Catholic you can't take the Eucharist, (communion) but you are welcome to join the communion line. When you reach the Priest or Eucharistic Minister cross your arms over your chest, hands at shoulders. You will receive a blessing and the sign of the cross made on your forehead. If you don't care to receive a blessing it is fine to stay in your pew.
Is this what you are asking? Specifically what we do? Oh and I should mention we don't have eulogies. Those are reserved for the reception afterward.
I'll link you to more specifics...
My girlfriends dad just committed suicide and they want to have a catholic funeral for him. Somewhere I heard that the Catholics frown on suicide so much as to not have a Catholic funeral for the deceased. Is that true?
Yes.
Catholics believe suicide when committed in full knowledge and deliberate consent is a complete turning away from God (a mortal sin) and will send a person to hell.
There are 3 conditions of a mortal sin: grave matter, full knowledge, and deliberate consent.
While suicide (or any kind of murder) is always a grave matter, people who commit suicide may not always have full knowledge of what they're doing. Drugs can definitely impair one's thinking, as can other things, such as diseases, intense pain, or anguish.
Therefore, suicide is not automatically treated as a mortal sin.
We are commanded by Christ not to judge others so we leave final judgment to God who alone knows each person's heart.
The Code of Canon Law does not list suicide as a reason to deny a person a Catholic funeral or burial in a Catholic cemetery. http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__ P4C.HTM
http://www.holycrosscemeteries.com/faq/# Section_17
http://home.att.net/~faithleap/suicide.h tm
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
On mortal sin, paragraphs 1857-1859: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3s ect1chpt1art8.shtml#1857
On suicide, paragraphs 2282-2283: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3s ect2chpt2art5.shtml#2282
With love and prayers in Christ.
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I’m from Ireland, and the main custom that comes to my mind is the wake, which still happens here sometimes. This is where the dead person spends the night before the funeral at home, and sometimes there’s a kind of party, for lack of a better word. At my grandmother’s wake, we sat around talking, eating, drinking, playing card games etc. Neighbours/friends could come and pay their respects too. I don’t think the funeral itself can be different, seeing as it has to be the Catholic funeral mass, which is the same everywhere. I must say I found the wake extremely helpful and comforting, and it was nice to know that my grandmother was spending the night in her own home rather than “alone” in a funeral home.
I don’t know about Irish Catholic funerals, but the Catholic funerals I’ve attended always include a lot of prayer for the dead person, which is important in case the dead person is in purgatory. One can also pray for the dead person outside of the funeral services (for example the rosary). Our Lady of Fatima has told us that most people go to purgatory when they die, the second-most go to hell, and very few go straight to heaven. She also revealed that the average length of one’s purgatory is 30 to 40 years.
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