ABOUT CATHOLIC FUNERAL

CATHOLIC FUNERAL PLANNING IS A SACRED PROCESS ROOTED IN THE
HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. OUR PARISH IS
HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME BY GUIDING
THEM THROUGH THE RITES AND TRADITIONS OF THE CHURCH, ENSURING THAT EVERY DETAIL FROM THE VIGIL SERVICE TO THE FUNERAL MASS AND FINAL COMMITTAL IS MARKED BY PRAYER, REVERENCE, AND
PASTORAL CARE.

THE FUNERAL RITES PROVIDE COMFORT TO THE GRIEVING, HONOR THE
DIGNITY OF THE DECEASED, AND EXPRESS OUR FAITH IN ETERNAL LIFE.
THROUGH THE READINGS, PRAYERS, HYMNS, AND SYMBOLIC GESTURES
SUCH AS THE SPRINKLING OF HOLY WATER AND THE INCENSATION OF
THE CASKET WE PROCLAIM OUR BELIEF THAT “LIFE IS CHANGED, NOT
ENDED,” AND THAT IN CHRIST’S VICTORY OVER DEATH, THE PROMISE OF
NEW LIFE IS ALREADY AT WORK.