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Death from a Catholic Perspective
The Church encourages us to prepare for death, most importantly on the spiritual plane of being ready to meet the Lord with our interior house in order, but also on the practical level of health decisions, an updated will, funeral and burial plans, and the dispersal of possessions.
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The Funeral Mass
“Open the gates of paradise to your servant.” — Prayer of Commendation
“O day of wrath! Day of calamity and misery! Day immense and day most bitter!”
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Bishop Morlino's 2011 Theological Reflection on Eulogies
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the re-presentation of the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins, so that we may be found worthy of the Eternal Life prepared for us. This is the unwavering doctrine of the Catholic Church, and it only follows that the Funeral Mass, given the circumstances of its celebration, carries with it a uniquely intense focus on the mystery of God´s endless Mercy. ... Click here to read more [pdf].
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