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imagine7777
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Quick question: is it acceptable to go to the funeral Mass, but not the graveside part?
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mary_bobo
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Yes. And it has been my experience that only family and very closest friends go to graveside service. It may be different in other parts of the country.
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imagine7777
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OK; thank you! 
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OutinChgoburbs
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1.) It is acceptable, esp. if you took off work to attend whatever rites were offered (Mass, Liturgy of the Word, etc.). It is also OK to just go the wake the previous evening, which is rarely called anything but the wake. Sign the remembrance guest book and get credit for being there! Until my father-in-law died, I didn’t realize how important that book was in thanking people.
2.) Here in the 'burbs and Chicago most people who can go do, anyway. Why? A.) It is a good reason to drive through red lights and perform other traffic no-nos at a slow rate of speed in city traffic as a part of the funeral procession. B.) The priest does not always announce the location of the funeral luncheon at Mass. The funeral director doesn’t until after the graveside portion. C.) Nobody is actually buried. They save that for after the Rite of Commital, when everybody has left. D.) After the Rite of Commital, all the “goofy” ceremonies happen, such as one where everybody got to tee off as if they were at the first hole of Heaven. I’m not kidding. E.) More time off work.
2.) Here in the 'burbs and Chicago most people who can go do, anyway. Why? A.) It is a good reason to drive through red lights and perform other traffic no-nos at a slow rate of speed in city traffic as a part of the funeral procession. B.) The priest does not always announce the location of the funeral luncheon at Mass. The funeral director doesn’t until after the graveside portion. C.) Nobody is actually buried. They save that for after the Rite of Commital, when everybody has left. D.) After the Rite of Commital, all the “goofy” ceremonies happen, such as one where everybody got to tee off as if they were at the first hole of Heaven. I’m not kidding. E.) More time off work.
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