GRAVFERD

frå kyrkje eller krematorium.

1 Klokkeringing

2Preludium

3Salme

4 Helsing og Bøn

P I Namnet åt Faderen, Sonen og denHeilage Ande. Amen.

Vi er samlaher ved båra til...

P Gud gir trøyst til alle som venderseg til Ha.

Derfor vil vihelga denne stunda med Guds Ord og Bøn.

La oss be:Sal.130,1-5.

5Skriftlesning

P La oss høre hva Guds Ord vitner omforgjengelig dette livet er, og om døden og om dommen.

Tekstgruppe 1

A

Sal.103,13-17.

Tekstgruppe 2

A

Joh.5,24-27.

Tekstgruppe 3

P La oss så høre hvordan Jesus Kristuslegger oss på hjerte at vi må være rede så vi kan møte Ham med glede.

A

Mark.13,33-37.

Tekstgruppe 4

P La oss til slutt høre ordet omoppstandelse og evig liv ved vår Herre Jesus Kristus.

A

Joh.6,37-40.

Slik lyderHerrens Ord!

6 Salme

7 Kort tale

8 Bønn

P Evige Gud, himmelske Far, du har idin Sønn, Jesus Kristus, gitt oss seier over døden. Vi ber deg, led oss ved dinHellige Ånd, så vi aldri kommer bort fra deg, men lever vårt liv i troen på dinSønn og en gang når fram til det evige livet i ditt rike, ved Jesus Kristus vårHerre.

P La oss be Herrens Bønn.

A Fader Vår,du som er i himmelen!

Helligetvorde ditt navn,

Komme dittRike

Skje dinvilje som i himmelen så og på jorden

Gi oss i dagvårt daglige brød.

Og forlat ossvår skyld.

som viforlater våre skyldnere.

Og før ossikke ut i fristelse,

men frels oss fra det onde.

For riket erditt,

og makten ogæren i evighet.

Amen.

9 Salme

JORDPÅKASTELSE

10 Salme

11 Jordpåkastelse

Av jord er du kommet.

Til jord skal du bli.

Av jorden skal du igjen oppstå.

PJeg er oppstandelsen oglivet, sier Herren. Den som tror på meg, skal leve om han enn dør. Og hver densom lever og tror på meg, skal aldri i evighet dø.

12 Velsignelsen

P Herren velsigne deg og bevare deg.

Herren lasitt ansikt lyse over deg og være deg nådig.

Herren løftesitt åsyn på deg og gi deg fred.+

13 SalmeG R A V F E R D uten messefeiring

1.Klokkeringing

2. Preludium

Korsang og / eller solosang

3. Salme

4. Hilsen og bønn

Presten:

I Faderens og Sønnens + og Den Hellige Ånds navn.

Vår Herres Jesu Kristi nåde, Guds kjærlighet og Den Hellige Åndssamfunn være med dere alle.

Menighet: Amen.

Eller:

Presten: Kjære sørgende.

Nåde være med dere og fred fra Gud vår Far og Herren JesusKristus.

Menighet: Amen.

MINNEORD folger her.

Bønner: Salme 130 (De profundis), Salme 90: 1-4.12, 73: 23-26,Salme 23 eller en annen bønn.

5. SKRIFTLESNING

Fra Dnks gravferdsrituale eller lesninger som foreslått i"Gravferd med messefeiring."

6. SALME

7. TALE-over et av de oppleste skriftordene, eller en passendetekst.

8. BØNNER

* Som Dnk's gravferdsrituale eller andre bønner.

* Evige Gud, Vi takker deg for hvert kristent menneske som i din tro og din frykt harforlatt dette liv og nå er hjemme hos deg. Og vi ber deg i ydmykhet at du vilgi oss med dem å leve i Herren og dø i Herren, så vi og med dem kan nå tillivets oppstandelse.

* Forbønner fra "Gravferd med messefeiring."

HERRENS BØNN (kan bedes ved graven)

G R A V F E R D medmessefeiring

Liturgiskfarge:

Fiolett.Fastetidens melodier. SKG-Messens ordning følges til og med takkebønn fornattverden. Gloria og Laudamus utgår. Kort preken. Credo utgår.

KOLLEKTBØNNER.(De tre første fra fra Svensk Missale.

De to sisteer hentet fra Katolsk Missale).

* Herrevår Gud, du som råder over liv og død, forbarm deg over oss, ogstyrk vår tro på Herren Jesus Kristus, vår Frelser, slik at vi etterfullbyrdet vandring får del i de rettferdiges oppstandelse.Gjennom Ham, Jesus Kristus, vår Herre.

eller:

* Herrevår Gud, du er de troendes glede og de rettferdiges liv, oggjennom din Sønns død og oppstandelse er vi gjenløst-se i nåde til dinbortgagne tjener/tjenerinne, som døde i troen på oppstandelsen, og gi han/henneden evige salighetens glede, gjennom Jesus Kristus, vår Herre.

eller:

* Herrevår Gud, din enbårne Sønn beseiret døden og gikk inn i det himmelske livet,vi ber deg i dag for N-la døden for ham/henne være porten til livet, og lahan/henne evig få skue deg. Gjennom Jesus Kristus, vår Herre.

eller:

* AllmektigeGud, himmelske Far, vi som tror at din Sønn døde og oppstod foross, vi ber deg: La din tjener/tjenerinne N. , som sovnet inn i Kristus,ved Ham få gjenoppstå til den evige glede, ved din Sønn, Jesus Kristus vårHerre, som med deg og Den Hellige Ånd lever og råder, én sann Gud fra evighetog til evighet.

eller:

* TrofasteGud, du som alltid tilgir, vi ber deg for din tjener/tjenerinne N. somer sovnet inn, at han/hun som håpet og trodde på deg, må bli ført tilsitt sanne hjem og få del i den evige glede. Ved din Sønn, JesusKristus vår Herre, som med deg og Den Hellige Ånd lever og råder, én sann Gudfra evighet og til evighet.

LESNINGER

Job 19: 1.23-27a eller Jes 25: 6a. 7-9 eller Klag 3: 17-26 eller Dan 12: 1-3 eller Rom 6:3-9 eller 8: 14-23 eller 8: 31b-35. 37-39 eller l.Kor 15: 51-57 eller l.Tess 4:13-18 eller 1.Joh.2: 14-16 eller Åpb 14: 13.

PSALTERSALMER

Salme 23eller Salme 116: 5-9.

EVANGELIUM

Matt 11:25-30 eller Mark 15: 33-39 eller Luk.7: 11-17 eller 12: 35-40 eller 23: 33. 39-43eller Joh 6: 51-58 eller 11:20-27 eller 14:1-6 eller 17: 24-26.

Kommunion

Presten:Laoss sammen be den bønn som Herren selv har lært oss .

Alle:Fadervår,

            dusom er i himmelen,

            Helligetvorde ditt navn,

          Kommeditt rike,

              Skjedin vilje, som i himmelen, så og på jorden.

          Gioss i dag vårt daglige brød

            ogforlat oss vår skyld, som vi óg forlater våre skyldnere,

ogled oss ikke inn i fristelse,

            menfri oss fra det onde.

            Forriket er ditt, og makten og æren i evighet.

            Amen.

Presten:Alt.1.Du Guds Lam, som bærer verdens synder, miskunne deg over oss.

              DuGuds Lam, som bærer verdens synder, miskunne deg over oss.

              DuGuds Lam, som bærer verdens synder, gi oss din fred.

Alt.2.Se det Guds lam, som bærer verdens synder.

            Saligeer de som er kalt til Lammets bryllup.

Herre, jeg erikke verdig

at du går innunder mitt tak,

men si bareett ord,

            såblir min sjel helbredet.

Presten:Alt.1Nattverden under begge skikkelsene.

* Dette erJesu legeme og blod.

* Kristilegeme, gitt for deg.

* Kristiblod, utøst for deg.

Diocese of SanDiego

Office forLiturgy and Spirituality

GUIDELINES FORCATHOLIC FUNERAL RITES

INTRODUCTION

The CatholicFuneral Rites in the Order of Christian Funerals (1989) are celebrations thatenable the Christian community to mourn as well as to hope by focusing on themystery of the death and resurrection of Christ. These guidelines are offered to assist pastors and theirpastoral staffs in effectively preparing the funeral rites with individuals andfamilies.

The Order ofChristian Funerals is the only canonically approved liturgical rite inEnglish. When the approved Spanishtranslation of the Ritual de Exequias Cristianas becomes available it will bethe only Spanish version of the rite which may be used in the Diocese of SanDiego. Liturgical books in otherlanguages must be approved by their proper Episcopal Conferences. Ministers serving in communities withdiverse languages should take care that they are using the current approvedtranslation of the Latin, Ordo Exsequiarium.

ENTITLEMENT TOTHE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH AT THE

TIME OF DEATH

Every Catholic,unless specifically excluded by the norms of law, is entitled to the Church’sministry at the time of death.

1. In coordination with thepastoral staff, the family of the deceased and the funeral director chosen bythe family arrange the place and set the time for the Vigil, the Funeral Massand the Rite of Committal.

2. The Funeral Mass is ordinarilythe central element of Catholic funerals in the Diocese of San Diego.  The Funeral Mass is a prayer for God’smercy for the deceased and a solace for the living, including the entire faithcommunity.

3. Catechumens may be givenCatholic Funeral Rites.

4. Catholic Funeral Rites,including the Funeral Mass, are permitted for a deceased baptized non-Catholicwho might reasonably be presumed to desire or prefer the Catholic rite.  Such a decision would be appropriatewhen non-Catholics worship regularly in the Catholic Church or identify withthe Catholic Church more than any other.

5. To foster and respect familybonds, non-Catholic members of Catholic families may be interred in a Catholiccemetery. Clergy of othercommunions may conduct the cemetery rites according to their tradition, if thefamily so desires or if it was the expressed wish of the deceased.

6. The Church encourages theburial of Catholics in Catholic cemeteries (Canon 1180.1).  Burial in the consecrated ground of aCatholic cemetery is a sign of baptismal commitment and gives witness, even indeath, to faith in Christ’s resurrection.

7. A child who dies beforebaptism, or a stillborn or miscarried child may be given Catholic Funeral Ritesif the parents intended to have the child baptized. The remains of fetuses or stillborns should always receivereverent Christian burial if this is at all possible. These remains may be placed either in specific individualgraves or in a common burial area.

8. The Order for ChristianFunerals provides a complete funeral liturgy for children who have died (OCF#234-342). The various texts for abaptized child or a child who died before baptism make these rites fullyadaptable to various situations, and offer consolation for those suffering theextraordinary grief which comes with the death of a child.

9. There is no objection toCatholics making prior arrangements to donate their bodies or parts of them,after certain death, to advance medical science. Upon eventual disposition of the body or its parts, thereshould be reasonable assurance that the remains will be disposed of in aproper, reverential manner. Thefamily of such a donor should be encouraged to celebrate a Mass as soon as possibleafter death. Whatever remains ofthe body after an organ transplant or medical research should be givenappropriate burial. The riteof final committal with final commendation (OCF #224-233) offers a model forconcluding prayers for the donor and the donor’s family.

INVOLVEMENT OFTHE ENTIRE PARISH COMMUNITY

Since theministry of consolation belongs to the entire Christian community, the entirecommunity is to be involved in caring for the dying, praying for the dead andcomforting those who mourn.

1. Regular catechesis isencouraged to help parishioners understand their role in ministering to thosewho have suffered the loss of a loved one.

2. Parish policies, proceduresand ministerial resources are to be developed in light of these guidelines andcommunicated clearly to parishioners so they can take full advantage of theservices available to them at the time of death.

3. Funeral directors provide aninvaluable service to families and to the Church. Often the funeral director provides the first response to afamily who has experienced the death of a loved one. It is important for parish staffs and local funeraldirectors to cultivate an attitude of mutual respect and effective collaboration.  Annual meetings with funeral directorswithin a parish or cluster of parishes are encouraged.  Funeral directors are encouraged toinclude study of the Order of Christian Funerals as part of their regularin-service study, and are invited to call upon the services of the Office forLiturgy and Spirituality.

MINISTRIES INTHE RITES OF THE ORDER FOR CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

In keeping withthe norms found in the Order of Christian Funerals, priests and deacons are toshare the responsibility for planning and implementation of the Order with qualifiedlay ministers.

1.   Priests, as teachers of faith andministers of comfort, preside at the funeral rites, especially the Mass; thecelebration of the funeral liturgy is especially entrusted to pastors andassociate pastors. When no priestis available, deacons, as minister of the word, of the altar, and of charity,preside at funeral rites. When nopriest or deacon is available for the vigil and related rites or the rite ofcommittal, a layperson presides (OCF, n. 14).

2. The rite, Gathering in thePresence of the Body (OCF #109-118), may be used if a priest, deacon, or parishminister is present at the time of death, or when the family first visits thebody.

3. A pastoral visit to the familyby the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass is an expected part of the Church’sministry of consolation. Theminis-try of a bereavement group or ministry of consolation is never tosubstitute for the pastoral visit of the priest.

4. Part of the priest’s ministryto the grieving family may include the offer to celebrate the sacrament ofreconciliation. This may beappro-priate when the family has not participated in worship for sometime. However this does notwarrant general absolution.

5. The service of all appropriateliturgical ministers is recommended in the celebration of the various liturgiesof the Order of Christian Funerals. Laymen and laywomen may serve as readers, musicians, ushers, pallbearersand, according to existing norms, as special ministers of the eucharist (OCF#15).

6. The preparation of the liturgycan provide consolation for the mourners. However the preparation of the liturgy should never become a burden forthe family. The Order of ChristianFunerals recommends that family members be involved in some of the liturgicalroles, unless they prefer not to be involved (OCF #15).  Nevertheless, they might designate thepersons to place the pall or appropriate symbols on the casket at the receptionof the body at the doors of the church, as well as the persons to bring giftsof bread and wine to the altar (OCF #152).

7. Music selected for the Orderof Christian Funerals should be appropriate for Christian prayer and conform toliturgical directives. The textsof the music should express the paschal mystery of Christ’s passion, death, andresurrection. This is especiallyimportant for the Song of Farewell. Popular non-religious songs are not to be used in the liturgy.

THE VIGIL

The vigil isoften the first time family, friends and members of the parish community gatherin remembrance of the deceased, for prayer and support. The vigil may be celebrated in the homeof the deceased, in the funeral home, or in the church.

1. During the wake, the Vigil forthe Deceased is the principal rite celebrated by the Church in the timefollowing death and before the Funeral Liturgy. The practice of scheduling a specific hour for the Vigil forthe Deceased is encouraged in order for more of the faithful to participate inthis liturgy. Devotions such asthe rosary are permitted at other times during the wake.

2. The Vigil for the Deceased mayprovide a chance to take part in the funeral rites for those unable toparticipate in the Funeral Mass or Rite of Committal.

3. When no priest or deacon isavailable, it is permissible for a trained lay minister to be designated by thepastor to preside at the Vigil for the Deceased, providing the person has beenformed in an understanding of the Order of Christian Funerals and is alsoskilled at leading public prayer.

4. After the Prayer ofIntercession or at some other suitable time during the Vigil, it is appropriatefor a family member or a friend to speak in remembrance of the deceased (OCF#62).

5. When the Vigil for theDeceased is celebrated in a church, a priest or deacon is to be vested in analb and stole. A lay minister whopresides wears lay clothing in accord with the dignity of the role or is vestedin an alb (cf. Guidelines for Lay Presiders).

6. When a wake takes place in thechurch the Vigil for the Deceased with Reception at the Church (OCF #82) is tobe celebrated.

7. Particular groups may beinvited to celebrate a prayer service for the deceased in addition to the Vigilfor the Deceased or there may be distinct times of prayer within the wake.  The Liturgy of the Hours, Office forthe Dead, (OCF, Part IV) provides a form of a Vigil for the Deceased.  Morning prayer from the Office mightalso be celebrated on the day of committal, following an evening Funeral Mass.

8. The presence of a cantor orother music minister at the Vigil for the Deceased can be helpful in leadingthe people in prayer, particularly in the singing of the psalms and responsesof the liturgy.

SCHEDULING THEFUNERAL LITURGIES

1. The Funeral Mass may be celebratedat any hour of the day. Eachparish should develop a clear policy on funeral schedules that is shared withparishioners and local funeral directors. While local policy should take into account the daily Mass of theparish, the availability of priests, the scheduling of liturgies and otherparish events, sensitivity to the grieving family should be paramount inscheduling the Funeral Mass.

2. If the Funeral Mass iscelebrated in the evening, a sufficient length of time should separate it fromthe celebration of the Vigil for the Deceased. The schedule for the Rite of Committal, ordinarily the nextday, should be announced and the faithful invited to reconvene at that time.

3. The Vigil for the Deceasedshould be celebrated at a convenient time. The time may be published in the newspaper obituary notice.

4. Funeral directors are asked torespect the correct names of the various liturgical rites in written obituarynotices. Proper terms such as“Vigil for the Deceased”, “Funeral Mass”, “Funeral Liturgy outside Mass”, and“Rite of Committal” are encouraged.

5. Morning Prayer and EveningPrayer from the Office for the Dead (OCF, Part IV) may be scheduled during thetime of the wake. The Office forthe Dead may be celebrated in the funeral home, church, or oratory of areligious community, or in the family home.

6. Funeral Masses are notcelebrated on solemnities of obligation, on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, HolySaturday, Easter Sunday, or on the Sundays of Advent, Lent and the EasterSeason. At a Funeral Masscelebrated on Ash Wednesday, ashes are not distributed.

7. On days when the Funeral Massmay not be celebrated, the appropriate Rite is the Funeral Liturgy outside ofMass.

8. Although the Funeral Mass isordinarily celebrated in the parish church to which the deceased belonged, itis possible to choose any Catholic church for the Funeral Mass, provided thepastor of that church agrees and the pastor of the deceased has been informed(Canon 1177). The Funeral Mass mayalso be celebrated in chapels of Catholic long-term care institutions.

9. If two or morefamilies, or a religious community, desire it, a Funeral Mass may be celebratedfor more than one person.

10. The Funeral Mass may becelebrated at one of the regularly scheduled daily Masses in the parish.  Particularly in instances where thedeceased does not have a large family or circle of friends, the presence of thedaily Mass community is extremely consoling to the mourners.  A core group of readers, eucharisticministers, funeral choir, and servers may emerge from the daily Mass community.

PREACHING ANDEULOGIES

1. Only a priestor deacon may preach the homily at the funeral liturgy.

2. A eulogy is notappropriate where a homily is prescribed (OCF #27), although examples from theperson’s life may be used in the homily. The literary genre of eulogy is not a homiletic form.  Rather, the homily is to “illumine themystery of Christian death in the light of the risen Christ.”  (Catechism of the Catholic Church#1688) as proclaimed in the readings.

3. Excellence inpreaching is of critical importance to the evangelizing task of the Church,especially at a moment when the faithful who live apart from the regular lifeof the Church may yearn for a message of faith and Christian hope.

4. In the Dioceseof San Diego, one speaker chosen by the family may offer a five-minuteremembrance of the deceased at the Funeral Liturgy before the finalcommendation, especially if there was no vigil or wake service.  The remarks are to be simple, brief,and prepared. Care must be takento follow this. Some priests havefound it helpful to see the text beforehand. Within the context of a liturgy, the tone should remain oneof faith and hope.

5. The Vigil for the Deceased is a more fitting time forindividuals to share remembrances of the deceased.

THE FUNERALMASS

In the diocesesof the United States, the principal rituals in the Order of Christian Funeralsare the Vigil for the Deceased, the Funeral Mass, and the Rite ofCommittal. The Funeral Mass is thecentral liturgy of the Christian funeral in the Diocese of San Diego.

1. The Eucharist is the heart ofthe Paschal reality of Christian death (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1689).  In the celebration of the Eucharist,the Church most perfectly expresses her communion with those who havedied. The celebration of theEucharist at the funeral is an opportunity for the community of the faithful,and for the family, to “learn to live in communion with the one who has ‘fallenasleep in the Lord,’ by communicating the Body of Christ of which he is aliving member and, then, by praying for him and with him” (Catechism of theCatholic Church #1689)

2. The Introductory Rites of theFuneral Mass presume a greeting of the mourners who accompany the body to thedoors of the church. They aregreeted by the priest and liturgical ministers, and other persons who havegathered at the church to await the procession from the funeral home or familyhome. The ritual plan for a parishmust take into account the structure of the liturgy, the size of the assemblyand the architecture of the church.

3. It is not ordinarily permittedto seat the family members who accompany the body before the body is presentedfor blessing. Parishes are calledupon to develop, in collaboration with funeral directors, policies which resultin seating on both sides of the church and towards the front of the assembly area.

THE FUNERALLITURGY

OUTSIDE MASS

It is thecustom in the United States for a priest or deacon to preside at the funeralliturgy when it is celebrated outside of Mass.

1. The Funeral Liturgy outsideMass (OCF #177-203) is celebrated when a Mass is not possible or not deemedappropriate. It is ordinarilycelebra-ted in the parish church, but it may also be celebrated in the funeralhome, the home of the deceased or cemetery chapel (OCF #179).  The pastoral advice of the parishpriest is essential in determining what is appropriate.

2. The family may choose to celebrate a funeral outside of Mass, andschedule a memorial Mass at a later date, when it is determined in consultationwith the parish priest that this form of the funeral liturgy is a more suitableform of celebration.

3. When the funeral liturgy iscelebrated outside Mass, the community nonetheless gathers to hear the messageof Easter hope proclaimed in the liturgy of the word and to commend thedeceased to God.

4. The readings are chosen fromthose approved for Masses for the Dead.

5. Although the Order ofChristian Funerals includes the possibility of Holy Communion in this form ofthe liturgy, this practice is not encouraged in the Diocese of San Diego.

6. Music is an essential elementof this form of celebration, which includes the entrance or gathering song, theresponsorial psalm, the gospel acclamation, and especially the song of farewellat the final commen-dation.

MUSIC IN THEFUNERAL LITURGY

It is thepastoral responsibility of parishes to provide liturgical music at all FuneralMasses. The same liturgical normsapplied to music at any Mass apply to the Funeral Mass.

1. An instrumentalist, a cantor,and even a choir where possible should assist the full participation of theassembly in the songs, responses, and acclamations of the funeral Rites (OCF#33).

2. Certain musical texts areprimary and should be sung at the Funeral Mass: the responsorial psalm, thegospel acclamation, the three acclamations of the Eucharistic Prayer, the “Lambof God” litany, and the “Song of Farewell.” These should not be sung by cantor, choir, or soloistalone. Rather, they belong to theassembly.

3. In the Order of ChristianFunerals, as in all the reformed liturgical books, the cantor/leader of song hasan important task. The task of thecantor is to animate and direct the singing of the assembly.  With the exception of the responsorialpsalm, which is sung from the ambo, the cantor ordinarily leads the assemblyfrom a cantor stand.

4. Some form of hymnal or worshipprogram is called for at funerals. The program might be a computer-generated document with the words andmusic for the liturgy. Copyrightlicenses and permissions are necessary, and many parishes have found annuallicenses to be both convenient and inexpensive. Some liturgical publi-shers have offered participation cardsand booklets for the liturgy that have proven very useful.  A separate sheet might be prepared forthe participation of the faithful in the committal at the cemetery.

5. A choir has proven of greatworth in many parishes. Members ofa funeral choir are often recruited from parishioners who are retired,self-employed, or whose work gives them freedom of schedule.

6. The selection of music for thefuneral liturgy is often a sensitive issue for bereaved families, parishmusicians, and pastoral staff. Thechoice of music for Christian funerals must be in accord with all therecommendations governing music in liturgy, especially those found in the Orderfor Christian Funerals, Liturgical Music Today and Music in CatholicWorship.

7. The principle of progressivesolemnity, described in Music in Catholic Worship, applies to the rites foundin the Order of Christian Funerals. A few things sung well, (cf. #2 above) have priority in funeralliturgies (Liturgical Music Today, #33). Many of these may be drawn from the repertoire of the Sunday assembly.

8. The responsorial form of psalmsinging, in which the psalmist or choir sings the verses and the assemblyresponds with a brief antiphon, is well suited to the funeral liturgy.  The practice of substituting metricalhymns based on psalm texts for the responsorial psalm is not encouraged sincethis form affects and alters the ritual pattern of responsorial singing (LiturgicalMusic Today, #40).

9. The request for “favoritesongs” of the deceased often result in inappropriate performances of musicincapable of bearing the weight liturgy demands. Popular songs, sentimental ethnic music, or songs fromBroadway hits are never to substitute for the music of the funeralliturgy. There are three standardsof judgment proposed in Music in Catholic Worship. The liturgical judgment: isthe music’s text, form, placement and style congruent with the nature of theliturgy? (MCW 30-38) The musicaljudgment: is the music technically, aesthetically and expressively goodirrespective of musical idiom or style? (MCW 26-29) The pastoral judgment: will it help this assembly to pray?(MCW 39-41) Such a process may notbe as easy to apply as an absolute list of permitted or prohibited music, butis more effective pastorally.

10. Music is preeminent among the signsexpressed by the participants in any liturgy. Therefore, recorded music is not to be used within theliturgy to replace the congregation, the choir, the organist, cantor, or othermusicians. (Liturgical MusicToday, #60).

THE RITE OFCOMMITTAL

The Rite ofCommittal is celebrated at the place of burial or interment and never in thechurch.

1. The Rite of Committal, whetherat an interment chapel, at a mausoleum or at a graveside, is a gathering of thefaithful for prayer.

2. Military services and certaincultural or social rites are permissible at the cemetery.  These other services should be arrangedin advance with the local parish priest and coordinated in such a way that theydo not disrupt or distract from the integrity of the liturgical committalservice. Funeral directors arecalled upon to assist in the coordination of these elements, and to safeguardthe integrity of the Church’s liturgy at the Rite of Committal.

3. If a lengthy time has passedsince the celebration of the Funeral Liturgy, or if the funeral has beenconducted overseas or in a distant state, the Rite of Committal with FinalCommenda-tion (OCF #224-233) may be more appropriate.

CREMATION

While theChurch recommends that the pious custom of burying the bodies of the dead beobserved, cremation is permitted as long as it has not been chosen for reasonscontrary to Catholic teaching (Canon 1176.3, Catechism of the Catholic Church,#2301).

1. It is preferred that theFuneral Mass or the Funeral Liturgy outside Mass be celebrated in the presenceof the body of the deceased prior to its cremation. (OCF Appendix Cremation, #411-438.

2. The significance of having thebody of the deceased present for the funeral liturgy is indicated throughoutthe Mass texts and ritual actions. Therefore, when arrange-ments involving cremation are being made, theparish priest is to recommend that: a) following a wake, or a time ofvisitation, the Funeral Liturgy be celebrated in the presence of the body ofthe deceased person, and that following the Funeral Liturgy, the body of thedeceased be cremated; b) the Funeral Mass conclude with the final commendationin the church; c) at an appropriate time, usually some days later, the familygather at the cemetery for the burial of the cremated remains.  The Rite of Committal takes place atthis time with the inclusion of the proper prayers for the committal of ashes(OCF #406.3).

3. If cremation has already takenplace before the Funeral Liturgy, the Pastor may permit the celebration of theFuneral Liturgy in the presence of the cremated remains of the deceased person.  The cremated remains of the body are tobe placed in a worthy vessel. Parishes may wish to invest in a parish ossuary (a receptacle in whichthe funeral urn or box is placed). A small table or stand is to be prepared for the cremated remains at theplace normally occupied by the coffin. The funeral urn or ossuary may be carried to its place in the entranceprocession or placed on this table sometime before the liturgy begins.

4. Special circumstances occur,such as health concerns or out-of-state or overseas transport, which promptfamilies to arrange for cremation before making funeral arrangements.  If cremation has taken place, theparish priest is to recommend: a) gathering with family and friends for prayerand remembrance of the deceased; b) celebration of a Funeral Liturgy; c)gathering with family and friends for the interment of cremated remains at thecemetery in the Rite of Committal.

5. Cremated remains should betreated with the same respect given to the remains of a human body, and shouldbe entombed or buried, whether in the ground or at sea.  The scattering of cremated remains onthe ground or on the sea or keeping any portion of them for personal reasons isnot the reverent final disposition that the Church directs.  It should be noted that burial at seaof cremated remains differs from scattering. An appropriate and worthy container, heavy enough to be sentto its final resting place, may be dropped into the sea.

CUSTOMARYOFFERINGS

1. Customary offerings may beaccepted by the parish on the occasion of a funeral. The offerings that are given are to be placed in the parishaccount (cf. Diocesan Policy Handbook).

2. The offering on the occasionof a funeral does not include the professional fees for an organist, cantor, orother support services, unless this is part of the employment agreement for theprofessional musicians. Fees formusicians should be established on the parish level by the pastor inconsultation with the musicians involved. Each parish is to have a plan for assisting families with financialhardship. Priests and deaconswhose responsibilities include the spiritual care of patients or residents atvarious institutions and hospitals may want to initiate action for charityburials when the deceased has no relatives to do this.  Funeral directors should be informedthat no offering is expected from the poor or those unable to afford anoffering.

MINISTRY OFCONSOLATION

Theestablishment of a bereavement ministry is encouraged for every parish of thediocese.

1. A bereavement ministry is apart of the ministry of the Church. “Those who are baptized into Christ and nourished at the same table ofthe Lord are to be responsible for each other” (OCF #8).  This ministry of mutual charity, caringfor others in sickness, death, and mourning, is a call to every believer -priest, deacon, religious, layperson. The responsibility of the bereavement ministry rests with the community,which is to be instructed in this care by pastors, associate pastors, and otherministers.

2. The ministry of bereavementextends beyond the time of the funeral to include the days and weeks afterChristian burial.

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Order forChristian Funerals OUTLINE:

Part 1: VIGILFOR THE DECEASED

IntroductoryRites

Greeting

Opening Song(you may choose one from the song list)

Invitation toPrayer

Opening Prayer

Liturgy of theWord

First Reading(you may choose one from the scripture list, someone may read)

Psalm (someonemay read or sing - usually done by the parish cantor)

Gospel (you maychoose one from the scripture)

Homily (done bythe priest)

Prayer ofIntercession

Litany (choosea person to read)

The Lord'sPrayer

ConcludingPrayer

Eulogy (you maychoose to have members of the family or friends speak briefly about thedeceased)

Concluding Rite

Blessing

Song (you maychoose one from the song list)

Part 2: FUNERALMASS

Before Mass

(You may choosea sacred instrumental or songs to be sung and played. Let our music ministerknow of your preferences.)

IntroductoryRites

Greeting

Sprinkling withHoly Water

Placing of thePall (done by the family members - ask the sacristan or priest to hold thisbefore the Mass)

Placing ofChristian symbols (optional - again done by family members)

Opening Song(you may choose from the song list)

Opening Prayer

Liturgy of theWord

First Reading(you may choose from Hebrew Scriptures or New Testament if you only have onereading. During the Easter Season, you may have two New Testament readings.)

Psalm (sung bythe parish cantor- you may choose from the psalm list )

Second Reading(optional to have a 2nd reading; from the New Testament - you may choose fromthe Scripture list)

Gospel (you maychoose from the Scripture list)

Intercessions(you may ask someone to read them or the parish cantor will do them; they arecomposed in the ritual book and a copy provided for whomever reads them)

Liturgy of theEucharist

PresentationSong - choose from list provided

Preparation ofthe Gifts & Altar: (choose family members to bring up the gifts; acollection may be done if the family wishes)

Continuation ofthe Mass as usual

Communion Song- choose from list provided

Communion underboth species will be offered. Communion ministers from the parish will assist.

FinalCommendation

Invitation toPrayer

Silence

Song ofFarewell (you may choose one to sing from the list)

Prayer ofCommendation

Song (you maychoose a song from the list or instrumental music)

Procession tothe Place of Committal (to the cemetery)

Part 3: RITE OFCOMMITTAL

Invitation

Scripture Verse

Prayer over thePlace of Committal

Committal

Intercessions

The Lord'sPrayer

ConcludingPrayer

Prayer over thePeople

Song (you maychoose one from the list)

SacredScripture Selections:

HebrewScripture Readings (Old Testament):

1. Job 19: 1,23-27 - I know that my Redeemer lives.

2. Wisdom 3:1-9- The souls of the just are in the hand of God - He accepted them as aholocaust

3. Wisdom 4:7-15 - A blameless life is a ripe old age.

4. Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 - On this mountain, the Lord will provide. The Lord God will destroydeath forever.

5. Lamentations3: 17-26 - It is good to wait in silence for the Lord God to save.

6. Daniel 12:1-3 - Of those who lie sleeping in th dust of the earth many will awake.

7. 2 Maccabees12: 43-46 - It is good and holy to think of the dead rising again.

Psalms:

(choose one ofthe following to be sung by the parish cantor)

23 - Shepherdme O, God (The Lord is my shepherd)

25 - To you OLord, I Lift Up My Soul.

27 - The Lordis my Light and my Salvation.

42 - My soul isthirsting for the living God.

63 - My soul isthirsting for you, O Lord my God.

103 - The Lordis kind and merciful.

116 - I willwalk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living

122 - Irejoiced when I heard them say: let us go to the house of the Lord.

130 - Out ofthe depths, I cry to you, Lord

143 - O Lord,hear my prayer.

New TestamentReadings:

1. Acts 10:34-43 - God has appointed Jesus to judge everyone, alive and dead.

2. Romans 5:5-11 - Hope does not disappoint; Having been justified by his blood, we will besaved from God's anger through him.

3. Romans 5:17-21 - Where sin increased, there grace aabounded all the more.

4. Romans 6:3-9 - Let us walk in newness of life.

5. Romans 8:14-23 - We grow while we wait for the redemption of our bodies.

6. Romans 8:31b-39 - Who can ever come between us and the love of Christ?

7. Romans 14:7-9, 10b-12 - Whether alive or dead, we belong to the Lord

8. 1Corinthians 15: 20-28 - All people will be brought to life in Christ.

9. 1Corinthians 15: 51-57 - Death is swallowed up in victory.

10. 2Corinthians 4: 14- 5:1 - What is seen is transitory; what is unseen is eternal.

11. 2 Corinthians5: 1, 6-10 - We have an everlasting home in heaven.

12. Philippians3: 20-21 - Jesus will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours to be like hisglorious body.

13. 1Thessalonians 4: 13-18 - We shall stay with the Lord for ever.

14. 2 Timothy2: 8-13 - If we have died with him, we shall live with him.

15. 1 John 3:1-2 - We shall see God as he really is.

16. 1 John 3:14-16 - We have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers andsisters.

17. Revelation14: 13 - Happy are those who die in the Lord.

18. Revelation20: 11- 21: 1 - The dead have been judged according to their works.

19. Revelation21: 1-5a, 6b-7 - There will be no more death.

Gospel Readings

1. Matthew 5:1-12 - The Beatitudes - Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great inheaven.

2. Mathew 11:25-30 - Come to me and I will give your rest.

3. Matthew 25:1-13 - Look, the bridegroom comes. Go out to meet him.

4. Matthew 25:31-46 - Come, you whom my Father has blessed.

5. Mark 15:33-39 - Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

6. Luke 7:11-17 - Young one, I say to you, arise.

7. Luke 12:35-40 - Be prepared.

8. Luke 23: 33,39-43 - Today you will be with me in paradise. (The death on the cross)

9. Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a - Father, I put my life in your hands.

10. Luke 24:13-35 - The Emmaus Story - Was it not necssary that the Christ should sufferand so enter into his glory?

11. John 5:24-29 - Whoever hears my word and believes has passed from death to life.

12. John 6: 37-40- All who believe in the Son will have eternal life and I will raise them tolife again on the last day.

13. John 6:51-58 - All who eat this bread will live for ever; and I will raise them up onthe last day.

14. John 11:17-27 - I am the resurrection and the life.

15. John 11:32-45 - Lazarus, come out.

16. John 12:23-28 - If a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it yields a richharvest.

17. John 14:1-6 - There are many rooms in my Father's house.

18. John 17:24-26 - Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am.

19. John 19:17-18, 25-30 - Jesus bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Songs

All That isHidden

Amazing Grace

Be Not Afraid

Be With Me Lord(Psalm)

Because theLord is My Shepherd (Psalm)

Bread of Life

Come to Me

Eat This Bread

Eye Has NotSeen

God of Day andGod of Darkness (suggested for the Vigil)

Holy Darkness(suggested for the Vigil)

Hosea

How Great ThouArt

I Am the Breadof Life

I Have LovedYou

I Know that MyRedeemer Lives

Jerusalem, MyHappy Home

Jesus, RememberMe

Look Beyond theBread You Eat

Lord You HaveCome

Lord You havethe Words

Loving andForgiving

O God our Helpin Ages Past

O God YouSearch Me

Restless is theHeart

O the Lord isNear

On Eagle'sWings

Our BlessingCup

Prayer of St.Francis

Precious LordTake My Hand

Remember YourLove (Psalm)

Shepherd Me OGod (Psalm)

Shelter Me OGod

Song ofFarewell (by Michael Joncas or others)

Soon and VerySoon

The Lord is myLight (Psalm)

The Supper ofthe Lord

Unless a Grainof Wheat

We Have BeenTold

We Remember

We Walk byFaith

We Will RiseAgain

Other Notes

The Order ofChristian Funerals is a three-part ritual, with Vigil, Funeral Mass and Rite ofCommittal. Music is normally sung and chosen for each of these liturgies.

The Vigil maybe celebrated, with the body, at the church. Please know that the BlessedSacrament Chapel is available for the viewing and this liturgy.

At the Mass,the service music will be sung (Sanctus, Acclamations, etc.)

FuneralDonations & Fees:

* Church $150.00 (suggestedminimum donation - tax deductible - made payable to "Corpus Christi")

* Priest $150.00 (suggestedminimum donation)

* Accompanist $150.00

* Cantor $125.00

* 4 Servers $10.00 perserver

o one serverto hold the incense

o one serverto carry the cross and the book(s) for the priest

o two serversto carry the candles