Category: Funerals/Burial
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 81
Articles 81 and 82 present the Council Fathers’ wishes concerning the restoration/revision of the funeral rites and bring Chapter Three to a close.
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Non Solum: Bodily Imagery in the Liturgy
There are many texts in scripture and in our liturgies which utilize imagery deemed inappropriate by our society today.
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Fr. Daniel Durken, OSB: RIP
Requiescat in pace.
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Faithfully Listening to the Assembly of the Faithful
Last March, I wrote that I’d like to see the conclave elect a pope who loves being part of great conversations. With the call from Pope Francis to the church to talk about how the Church relates to families, I think I got what I prayed for — and his questionnaire is filled with liturgical…
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Bishop of Meath, Ireland: Knock it off with the eulogies!
This story has appeared on a few blogs already, so it might as well appear here too.
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This Week’s Discussion Question: The presider’s responsibilities
The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, says in §11: “But in order that the liturgy may be able to produce its full effects, it is necessary that the faithful come to it with proper dispositions, that their minds should be attuned to their voices, and that they should cooperate with divine grace lest…
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Funeral vestment color in Madison, WI
Bishop Morlino of Madison, WI instructed his priests at a funeral this morning to wear purple or black vestments for funerals.
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Funeral Rites for Fr. Cody Unterseher (updated 5/4)
The hope of resurrection, and faith in God’s promises, were sustaining notes throughout the celebration.
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Funeral Pall Commemorates Victims of Titanic Disaster
St. Anne’s (Anglican) Cathedral in Belfast, Ireland, marks the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic by commissioning a funeral pall.