The religion of Christianity has different beliefs and one of them is the catholic that has different rules altogether in terms of death of somebody.
These rituals are entirely different from Christian funerals and this is what we will be discussing here in this post.
According to the experts, a Christian funeral service outline has three main stages of the funeral ceremony.
- The Reception of the Body or Prayer Vigil, usually the evening before the funeral. This is popular, but optional
- A funeral Mass or a funeral service without Mass
- The committal, which takes place at the cemetery or crematorium
However, there are no hard and fast rules that everyone following catholic tradition has to go through these stages.
The world has advanced a lot and now people are considering other tine saving alternatives, but still, let us get into the details of these three stages.
Reception of the Body-
- The "Reception of the Body" is also given the name of prayer or vigil and here, the coffin consulting of the body is taken to the church on the eve of the funeral.
- People gather there and pray for the departed soul ad this way, the near and dear ones get some time to spend with the deceased.
- In this event, there may be music, readings and the sharing of memories of the person who has died.
The Church funeral – with or without Mass-
- The mass is an important part of catholic as well as Christian funerals and it is also given the name of Requiem Mass, as it includes Holy Communion.
- In some parishes, funerals are celebrated at a regular weekday Mass and are part of the life of the parish.
The Committal-
- If the deceased had opted a cemetery as a final resting place, mourners or the family members accompany the coffin and the deceased to the graveside for this rite.
- Then, the priest chosen by the family reads some sacred verses from the religious scriptures and he also recites some special prayers for the departed soul.
- The rite may end with a hymn or song.
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