Catholic Funerals

  • Thread starter Thread starter BJswife
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
B

BJswife

Guest
Where can I find info on making the arrangements for a Catholic funeral. I woulld prefer something that I can access on-line because ordering a book might take too long.
 
The best thing to do is to talk with the Catholic priest in the parish of the person whose death you are anticipating. They can give you all the information you need.
 
BJswife said:
Where can I find info on making the arrangements for a Catholic funeral. I woulld prefer something that I can access on-line because ordering a book might take too long.
Click to expand...
BJswife,
If ordering a book would “take too long” then by all means you do need to speak to the parish priest at the earliest possible opportunity.

Also, what do you mean by “making arrangements”? That’s a pretty open-ended question and could mean any number of things. I’m sure people here will help but they need a more specific question. You might be asking anything from “how do I purchase a plot in a Catholic cemetery?” to “what are the choices for the responsorial psalm?” This can’t be an easy time for you, and I don’t mean to criticize your question, only to ask how people might be able to assist you.

Again, speak to the priest right away.
 
I will be seeing our pastor tomorrow. Dad is 90 and we need to be prepared. I guess what I really need to know is what happens from start to finish and also what the service is like. The funeral “policy” and casket have been purchased and the burial plot will be done this week; we do not need to purchase a vault. It will be only a funeral Mass with immediate burial afterwards, no viewing, no frills. This is the way he wants it, and we will comply with all his wishes. He’s somewhat depressed, and I think he is now just waiting to die. Mom is in a facility halfway across the country, so that’s hard on him as well. All I know is that the first thing will be to call Father and then the hospice. I don’t know what happens after that. I’ve been working on all these details; this is made harder by the sudden death of my very best friend Friday afternoon.

Thanks for any help you all can give me.
 
Our parish has a Ministry of Consolation that helps family prepare for a funeral. When someone passes, someone from the ministry calls, meets with the family, and goes over the entire Mass. They are also given a book of readings so that they can go over them. Perhaps your parish has that book and can give you a copy. It also outlines the Mass and has a section with a form to give to the presider.
 
BJswife said:
Where can I find info on making the arrangements for a Catholic funeral. I woulld prefer something that I can access on-line because ordering a book might take too long.
Click to expand...
Funeral directors are very good at making the arrangements for funerals of any religious tradition-its part of their job. When my own father died several years ago, the funeral director was very good at lining up the funeral details, visitation, cars, arranging for the burial, etc.

Due to the nature of funerals, its really tough to get all of the details as to when and where until the person actually passes on. Its impossible, needless to say , what other funerals in the parish are going to be coming down at about the same time.
 
BJswife said:
I will be seeing our pastor tomorrow. Dad is 90 and we need to be prepared. I guess what I really need to know is what happens from start to finish and also what the service is like. The funeral “policy” and casket have been purchased and the burial plot will be done this week; we do not need to purchase a vault. It will be only a funeral Mass with immediate burial afterwards, no viewing, no frills. This is the way he wants it, and we will comply with all his wishes. He’s somewhat depressed, and I think he is now just waiting to die. Mom is in a facility halfway across the country, so that’s hard on him as well. All I know is that the first thing will be to call Father and then the hospice. I don’t know what happens after that. I’ve been working on all these details; this is made harder by the sudden death of my very best friend Friday afternoon.

Thanks for any help you all can give me.
Click to expand...
Many prayers are with you in your time of sorrow . . .
 
The first liturgy that I planned was my mother’s funeral. I guess I had the advantage of being a member of my parish’s liturgical commission where one of the requesites was for us to read the Roman Missal from cover to cover (including the GIRM). Having seen what happens down here, I wanted my mother to have the rites as they should be celebrated.

I chose the readings (Maccabbees, the Pauline Epistle used for the Feast of the Assumption and the Gospel of St. John --My Father’s House there are many mansions). Oddlly enough, my mother’s funeral Mass was the first time that my home parish had evern heard the Responsorial Psalm sung. As I started planning liturgies, I was able to do more regarding hymn selections. When my beloved paternal grandmother died, I picked the readings and insisted on Latin being used (Attende Domine for the entrance and the Salve Regina for the recessional).

I am not saying that this is an easy job, especially if it is for someone that you love. But, possessing the best information possible for something this serious as this is very important and this will set you in good stead for the planning.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top