WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE HAS DIED: PREPARING FOR A FUNERAL Fr Columba McCann O.S.B. takes us through organising the honouring of a deceased Roman Catholic through the Funeral liturgies of the Church. The trauma of losing someone close is very deep and leaves us disorientated. Depending on the circumstances, the death of a loved one [...]
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Celebrating A Christian Funeral -Episcopal Commission
CELEBRATING A CATHOLIC FUNERAL Lord for those who believe in your love death is not the end The death of a Christian is not the end of life, but rather a transformation in an onward journey towards eternal life with God. We believe that this call to eternal life begins for all Christians in the waters [...]
Music for the Reception of the Body at the Church
MUSIC FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE BODY AT THE CHURCH Good Practice Guideline for Music Ministers INTRODUCTION When Christians die, the Church intercedes on their behalf, confident that ‘life is changed not ended’. The Church also ministers to the sorrowing and consoles them in the funeral rites with the comforting word of God and the sacrament [...]
Music for the Funeral Rites
MUSIC FOR THE FUNERAL RITES The following advice is offered to help you in making arrangements for music to accompany the Funeral Rites of your loved one. The Funeral Book (Order of Christian Funerals – 1991) that we use outlines the role of music at this difficult time. ‘The music at funerals should support, console, [...]
Readings for Funerals
THE WORD OF GOD At mass we listen to the Word of God. The readings at a Funeral Mass remind us that at the centre of our faith is the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The readings strengthen our hope of being gathered together in God’s kingdom and they encourage us to witness to [...]
Opening and Closing Prayer Funeral Ministry Gathering Whiteh
FUNERAL TEAMS – THE WAY FORWARD Gathering Prayer – April 2010 Entrance Song: Be Not Afraid (Bob Dufford) All sing: Be not afraid, I go before you always, come follow me and I will give you rest. Opening Prayer Let us pray, God of love and mercy, your Son assured us that you notice and [...]