Order of Christian Funerals — General Introduction (pdf); Rite of Final Commendation for an Infant (pdf) This rite may be used when a baby is stillborn or a ...
The focus of the Catholic Funeral Liturgy is God. The Church praises God for His goodness and for the gifts of life and love which He bestows and are experienced ...
Order of Christian Funerals and the Funeral Directives for the. Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. The Approved Rite. On August 15, 1989, the National Conference of ...
In the funeral rites the Church celebrates the Paschal mystery of Christ. Those who in. Baptism have become one with the dead and risen Christ, at the end of ...
The Order of Christian Funerals has three parts: The Vigil and Related Rites, the Funeral. Liturgy, and the Rite of Committal. Each part has its ...
The Order of Christian Funerals (OCF), the revision and adaptation of the Rite of ... See guidelines below, as well as Guidelines for Cremation and Funerals PDF.
The Mass, the memorial of Christ's death and resurrection, is the principal celebration of the Christian funeral. 6 The Church through its funeral rites commends the ...
The Order of Christian Funerals. Page 1 of 4. (Rites from Pastoral Care of the Sick). Prayers After Death. Gathering in the Presence of the Body. Vigil for the ...
Order of Christian Funerals. Page 3. The Catholic Church sees the death of a Christian as the end of the earthly pilgrimage and the beginning of a new and ...
Gathering together for prayer and support before the funeral liturgy is important. The Order of Christian Funerals offers two formats for vigil services for adults and ...