Your own funeral

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Do you have anything in particular you want to happen in relation to your funeral?

I had some odd thoughts today as I took down a warped bundle of blessed palms. At times I get almost unreasonably stressed out about the proper disposal of blessed items. I’m certain there is atleast one thread somewhere on these forums to that end started by me. So as my parting gift to whoever attends my funeral, I might suggest they bring any busted statues, exploded rosaries, wrinkly palms or other blessed items they need to dispose of to just throw into my grave. Is that a thing? Do people do that?
 
I’d like to be buried in a Lanz nightie because I always think it looks dumb to have people in a coffin looking like they’re asleep while wearing their nice suits and dresses. They should be wearing their jammies.

I also would love to have someone play a particularly silly song such as the “Benny Hill Theme” at the conclusion of the funeral, just to cheer everyone up and remind them that death is actually just a normal part of life, but I have a feeling I might not get that wish.
 
Having a lot of it all planned out is such a gift to those we leave behind. (Atleast I hope so).
 
I would not want to burden my loved ones with a lot of expense, trouble and worry. Therefore, along with our other estate documents, I am writing out my specific wishes regarding my funeral, the handling and disposal of my personal property after my death (that which isn’t accounted for in my Will), what’s to be done with my pets, and so on.

Included in my instructions is that I am to be anointed by a priest if and when I or those around me become aware that I am at great risk of dying or am near death. If I die suddenly and unexpectedly, of course, there may not anything anyone can do about that. I’ve tried to keep my instructions reasonable.

Of course, I would want a Mass said for me and a Catholic funeral, but not a lot of hullabaloo beyond that.
 
To be honest, my wife always says I will outlive her because of her chronic neutropenia. My one surviving heir will be my niece, and I rarely talk with her. She might not ever know I have passed. I will have to revise my will with my few wishes if it ever comes to pass that I am totally alone, which I will be if my wife passes before me. I just know I do not want Psalm 23 read at my service. That is the go-to Psalm by Protestants at funerals, so it is almost cliche. I think for the only song I would really like to be played that is religious is “My Soul in Stillness Waits” by Marty Haugen. The rest won’t matter. I will be cremated and placed next to my wherever she is. One would think I would be sad by having no one to attend my funeral except my fellow parishioners if they are so inclined to attend and the priest. I am sure, however, that i will be relieved to pass after my wife as my joy on earth will have left me. I will spend the rest of my days devoutly attending Mass and worship our Lord and God. My passing will be but ever so small a ripple in the lives of others. All in all, I don’t think it really would matter at that point what happens for I will have departed this mortal coil in solitude.
 
We have a family plot where my brother-in-law installed large plastic buckets in the ground to inter our cremains (for health reasons, we can only be buried on our private property if we are cremated). I told my husband when he gets the package with my ashes, just write “Return to Sender” on it and drop it in the bucket.

After the Mass, of course.
 
As long as it’s a Catholic funeral I don’t care. No eulogies as is traditional.

I do have a couple songs I’d like played at my body viewing though, if they do that.
 
This was a great explanation, CajunJoy. Thank you for posting it. The priest is very hyped up and interesting to follow. Again, thanks for posting it!
 
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