Funerals
"Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed, not ended..."
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The Catholic funeral is a sacred liturgical celebration that commends the deceased to God’s loving mercy while offering hope and consolation to those who mourn. Rooted in the Church’s faith in the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the funeral proclaims the Christian belief that death is not the end but the passage to eternal life. Through Scripture, prayer, the celebration of the Eucharist, and the rites of Christian burial, the Church gives thanks for the life of the deceased, prays for the purification of their soul, and strengthens the faith of the faithful with the promise of the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
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