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Funeral Guidelines
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Planning a Funeral LiturgyIn response to numerous requests, we have developed the Planning a Funeral Liturgy form to help parishioners pre-plan funerals.It is important to note that this form does not take the place of securing the services of a funeral director or funeral home. It also does not eliminate the need to contact our Pastoral Staff who works with the family of the deceased.Funeral Order of Worship
Processional Song: ___________________________________________________
First Reading: ___________________________________________________
Responsorial Psalm: ___________________________________________________
Second Reading: ___________________________________________________
Gospel Acclamation: “Celtic Alleluia”
Gospel: ___________________________________________________
Song for the
Preparation of Gifts: ___________________________________________________
Eucharistic Acclamations are generally from Mass of Creation setting by Marty Haugen
Communion Song: ___________________________________________________
Optional
Meditation Song: __________________________________________________
Remarks of Remembrance (optional)
Final Commendation
Song: “Songs of the Angels” or “O Loving God”
Recessional Song: __________________________________________________
Appropriate Funeral Songs:
Amazing Grace
Be Not Afraid
Be Thou My Vision
Blest Are They
Celtic Alleluia
For All the Saints
Here I Am, Lord
How Great Thou Art
I Am the Bread of Life
I Have Loved You
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
On Eagle’s Wings
Prayer of St. Francis
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God
Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light
Sing With All the Saints in Glory
The Strife Is O’er
We Remember
We Shall Rise Again
We Walk in Faith
You Are Mine
Suitable for Psalm Responses:
Psalm 24: I Have Loved You
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God
Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light
First Reading Choices from the Old Testament:
2 Maccabees 12:43-46
Job 19:1, 23-27a
Wisdom 3:1-9
Wisdom 3:1-6, 9
Wisdom 4:7-15
Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9
Lamentations 3:17-26
Daniel 12:1-3
First Reading Choices from the New Testament during the Easter Season:
Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43
Acts of the Apostles 10:34-36, 42-43
Revelation 14: 13
Revelation 20:11-21:1
Revelation 21:1-5a, 6b-7
Second Reading Choices from the New Testament:
Romans 5:5-11
Romans 5:17-21
Romans 6:3-9
Romans 6:3-4, 8-9
Romans 8:14-23
Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
Romans 14:7-9, 10c-12
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
1 Corinthians 15:20-23
1 Corinthians 15:51-57
2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1
2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10
Philippians 3:20-21
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2 Timothy 2:8-13
1 John 3:1-2
1 John 3:14-16
Gospel Reading Choices:
Matthew 5:1-12a
Matthew 11:25-30
Matthew 25:1-13
Matthew 25:31-46
Mark 15:33-39; 16:1-6
Mark 15:33-39
Luke 7: 11-17
Luke 12:35-40
Luke 23:33, 39-43
Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a
Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53
Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24: 13-16, 28-35
John 5:24-29
John 6:37-40
John 6:51-59
John 11:17-27
John 11:21-27
John 11:32-45
John 12:23-28
John 12:23-26
John 14:1-6
John 17:24-26
John 19:17-18, 25-39
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Contact us for more information
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Margaret Caldwellcaldwellmlumenchristiparish.orgDirector of Music & Liturgy
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