Transcription of A CATHOLIC FUNERAL PLANNING GUIDE
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A CATHOLIC FUNERAL . PLANNING GUIDE . 1. CONTENTS. Introduction ..3. Preliminary Decisions .. 4. Scheduling the Choosing a The FUNERAL Liturgy .. 5. The The FUNERAL The Making Selections .. 6. Liturgical Gifts of Bread and Words of Liturgical Readings .. 8. First Reading (Old Testament) ..8. First Reading (New Testament - during Easter Season only) ..12. Second Reading (New Testament)..13. Prayer of the Music Additional Information ..19. 2. INTRODUCTION. On behalf of the Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes, please accept our deepest sympathies on the occasion of the death of your loved one. During this difficult time, we want to assure you of our prayers and of our support. It is our hope that the celebration of the FUNERAL rites of the Church will be a source of consolation for you and for your family. It can be challenging to plan for the FUNERAL of a loved one in the midst of personal grieving.
death. In those circumstances when the deceased is buried or interred in a non-Catholic cemetery, the priest will bless the site of burial. CREMATION The Church earnestly recommends the burial of the bodies of the deceased as a sign of reverence for the human body and the Christian belief in the resurrection of the dead on the Last Day.
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