#catholic funerals

[globalindeed]

Most Common Questions about Cremation and Their Answers

The past two decades have seen an immense rise in the concept of services, so much so that funeral homes are also now highlighting this as a premium service they offer. People use this service more than burial or any other method of disposing of the body as it is less time-consuming and less harmful to the environment. There are different questions in mind related to cremation services that people have no idea of home to ask for answers.

Cremation Faqs What Is a Cremation?

An essential part of funeral homes services, cremation is the process of reducing the human body using high heat and flame. However, it is not the final disposition, and in some countries, it is also not considered a type of funeral.

Is A Casket Needed?

If funeral homes directors advocate the use of caskets, you should immediately look for other funeral homes because caskets are not needed at all for this service. However, you can use an alternative container that can be made of wood or cardboard, and also, there is an option of not using a container.

Is Embalming Required?

Strictly 'no', and it is the responsibility of funeral homes to guide you that it is against the law for them to use this process or advocate it for you.

Can The Body Be Viewed Without Embalming?

Yes, funeral homes and crematories definitely allow family members to view the deceased for the final time prior to cremation.

What If The Family Wants To Witness The Cremation?

This request can be forwarded to funeral home directors, and they will have no other alternative than to allow the family to witness the process. They can be around the cremation chamber where the body is placed and see the process till the end.

Can An Urn Brought Into The Church?

Protestant churches allow people to bring the urn during the memorial services, and also catholic churches allow the remains to be present during the memorial mass.

What Can Be Done With The Cremains?

The cremains of the body are pulverised after the cremation process, given a form of powder, and handed over to the family. They are responsible for what can be done, but state laws also come into play. You can bury the cremains in the garden or interred in a columbarium or kept at home or scattered in a field or some river nearby, of course, with the authority's permission.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Oswald Achenbach (German, 1827-1905) Funeral in Palestrina, ca.1857

[szethsmom]

So I’m planning a Catholic funeral mass (long story) and on the list of approved readings is—

Bildad the Shuhite jumpscare!

[papayasapphic]

best catholic boy!!!

[kennys-parka-jacket]

Crowd shots in the church are often confusing cuz wtf is going on here. The Cartmans and Marshes are together, that makes sense. But then there's the Tweaks, Stotches, Blacks, and Tuckers who didn't bring their kids for some reason. And the McCormicks aren't even on the same row as each other. Did Tolkien, Tweek, Butters, Craig, AND Kevin just happen to be sick at the sane time or something? Are Carol and Stuart sitting like that cuz they're mad at each other?

[motel-mistress]

Cold sweats

My photos, 2020 and 2024.

[btbonescanon]

if 7x09 (ashes, ashes) really has a death in the diaz family and this connects eddie's journey even more to his catholic guilt i am seriously going to lose my fucking mind

[icelogged]

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Tolstoi, Manitoba

[anglocatholicboyo]

"Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins are justly displeased?"

-from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer's office for the burial of the dead.

[globalindeed]

The Most Common Elements Included In Funeral Services

Different aspects of funeral services are there that are very interesting to understand. Funeral homes these days offer tailor-made services, where they can combine and customise the services they offer to create a package that makes the event completely specific as per their client's requirements. They offer a wide range of services that you can avail based on your requirements, budget and traditions.

Funeral Services

The most common inclusion in funeral packages offered by funeral parlours is funeral services. This service is presided over by the celebrant or a church member. It is a kind of formal gathering and can be organised at a church, a funeral home or at the deceased's residence. The decision is on the family, whether they want it to be religious, traditional, spiritual, modern or simply a celebration of life.

As a part of funeral services, you will have different options to choose from, and some of them are listed below.

●        Choice of funeral venue

●        Theme or specific dress code

●        Photo mural or video display to greet guests

●        Choice of music

●        Hand-decorated coffin and more

Cremation or Burial

Funeral services also include the preferred method of body disposal, and one could choose between cremation and burial. This decision is influenced by several factors like culture, religion, family traditions and so on. Some religions only advocate burial, while there are some, like the Hindu tradition, where only cremation is allowed.

Embalming

This service is included in the funeral packages only when requested by the family or the deceased. It is a chemical treatment carried out by a qualified professional, where they disinfect and preserve the body after death. Embalming is done for several reasons like – 

●        The deceased is being transferred interstate or overseas

●        There is a longer than the average wait between death and funeral service

●        To improve the appearance of the deceased before a viewing

●        The deceased has specified in their wishes that they wish to have an above-ground burial in a vault or crypt

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) Le Jour des morts, 1859 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you" (1 Peter 5:10). "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us" (Romans 8:18). - The Bible

[carefulfears]

RE: my last post, god, can you imagine, giving over your entire life to following someone because you just believe in them and what they want to do in the world that much…and then that person, who you think so highly of, who you looked up to from your deathbed and offered everything you have, earlier that same year…tells you that you have saved them, and you owe them nothing.

no wonder she bursts into tears

[currymanganese]

"Psst, hey kid c'mere!"

If you were underwhelmed with Marcus' mom's funeral and grief subplot, or a lack thereof - Read this chapter of my fic and think of it as a oneshot.

[coachbeards]

Ok so I think beard was raised by two people who SHOULDVE gotten divorced but didn’t, BUT his dad died sometime around his release from prison. Either when he was in prison, or after the initial rejection

[celestial-naiad]

Went to a funeral today for the first time ever. And I would like to avoid doing that ever again.

[youreyesaremyfavoritecolor]

it still hurts, watching him fade away

i'm five years old, the cool of your headstone is seeping through my arms, the rain not yet dried on the grass is sticking to my knees. i'm crying, holding my sisters hand as we listen to a pastor who never met you tell us how good of a person you were.

i'm eleven years old, watching a hospital bed be carried out by people i'll never see again. i get handed a rosary and get told to pray for your soul. the obituary in the paper is the last thing i have of you.

i'm fourteen, crying in my sisters car while she tries to get me to breathe. wearing a shirt i will never be able to wear again. mourning over the loss of the man i had told all my friends i was so excited to see again. i wasn't allowed at your funeral.