Mass for the Dead

[srfnolen]

A friend has lost her young daughter in a tragic car wreck. The mother, aunt, and maternal grandparents are Catholic. The deceased daughter was of the baptist faith. The funeral will be held in the baptist church. Can one expect any portion of the funeral to be celebrated by the priest or no?

Srfnolen

 

[paduard]

A friend has lost her young daughter in a tragic car wreck. The mother, aunt, and maternal grandparents are Catholic. The deceased daughter was of the baptist faith. The funeral will be held in the baptist church. Can one expect any portion of the funeral to be celebrated by the priest or no?

Srfnolen

Anyone of the Catholic relatives can ask for a Mass to be offered up for the repose of the soul of the young girl at any time they like; now or whenever they be so inclined to do so.
paduard

 

[kdbueno]

I understand the exigency, but you have to remember who you are more than your charitable acts. It could impose health issues on yourself, trust me, God is not harsh if you have extremely good devotion to him.

 

[1ke]

A friend has lost her young daughter in a tragic car wreck. The mother, aunt, and maternal grandparents are Catholic. The deceased daughter was of the baptist faith.

You can have mass said for the child at any Catholic Church and Order priests will gladly receive a mass offering, too.

The funeral will be held in the baptist church. Can one expect any portion of the funeral to be celebrated by the priest or no?

Srfnolen

No.

The Catholic priest might be there. He might even say a prayer or read something. But if it is at a Baptist church it is not a funeral mass and the priest will not be celebrant or officiating in any way.