The Catholic funeral is not the end of life. But actually the beginning of the after life as a soul blessed at baptism is returned to God in a thanksgiving at Mass. There are some variations that occur before, during or after a Catholic funeral. These differences in funeral proceedings can...
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we visited cousins who used a fairy. A star was nowhere to be seen. As a nine-year-old at that time, I could not comprehend how a fairy could replace the precious tree-topper. Later in life when I had my own family the
THE POPULATION OF TRADITIONAL CHINA, from government officials to artisans and farmers, shared a wide range of religious practice and belief, including ancestor veneration, annual festivals, funeral rituals, exorcism of harmful forces, and procedures for the auspicious siting of graves and residences. ...
Our son was just over eighteen months old at the time and his sister was three and a half. Their ages alone meant around-the-clock care, but the youngest slept very little. He had about two hours after his midday meal which gave me some grace and much-needed rest. His sister was ...
We cannot say this at a funeral. The context tells us, these words cannot be said until our risen Savior returns and changes our bodies like to his risen body: “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall allbe changed, ...
449 Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today and Forever 730 Evening Hymn 10 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 513 Jerusalem, My Happy Home 764 O Holy City, Seen of John 757 Shall We Gather at the River 761 Each Winter As the Year Grows Older 350 God of All People 349 Soon and Very...
Are the Last Rights Only Performed At the Hour of Death? While it may be the case that most people will not ask for their Last Rites until death is all but assured, it nevertheless remains a fact that the Last Rites can be performed much earlier. ...
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” Colossians2:17 On the other side of the cross, the people looked forward in faith to Jesus (the Messiah) and what He would do for them. All of us on this side of the cross look back in faith at what Jesus ...
Around September 15, I received news that my father was declining rapidly. I got a plane ticket to head back to Kentucky. I didn’t make it before he died, but I spent what felt like a blessed week with my extended family, reflecting on Dad’s life and sharing in his funeral. He ...