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Oct 6, 2020 · Tip: These readings can also be an excellent choice to include in an online memorial page you create for your loved one. Cake's online memorial pages are simple and free, and you can even use them to create a fundraiser for funeral expenses or a charity. 1. Song of Solomon 8:6-7.
Jan 15, 2018 · They are classified as either obligatory or optional. Memorials are a celebration of the lives of saints. Some saint memorials are obligatory – which means the memorial must be observed. For instance, the memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, celebrated on January 28, is an obligatory memorial. Other memorials are optional.
Oct 8, 2008 · A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH. Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials. ROME, 8 OCT. 2008 (ZENIT) Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: We as Catholics commonly use the word "feast" to cover everything from church feasts of various saints and the Blessed Mother, to Corpus Christi, etc.
Solemnities are like Sundays, though most of them are not days of obligation. Feasts are the next rank down and are identified with an F. They consist of the celebration of certain saints like the feast of the Archangels or most of the Apostles. The Gloria is required on these days, but not the Creed. Memorials are the lowest rank and are ...
Aug 16, 2023 · When the priest offers Mass for a particular intention, be it for someone living or dead, Jesus’ perfect prayer of obedience is offered to God specifically out of our love for that particular person. We can offer our own prayers, individual acts of self-denial, or almsgiving on their behalf, but there is no more efficacious prayer, no more ...
Strictly speaking, a Catholic funeral Mass—i.e., one which follows the Order of Christian Funerals—is only for Catholics (see CCC 1680ff.).However, God in his mercy allows a memorial Mass to be celebrated for any deceased person, including on the occasion of their death or funeral, and such a Mass was offered in the case of hockey great Gordie Howe (a non-Catholic Christian) in the ...
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A Funeral Mass is the first Mass celebrated after the faithful departed have passed away to Eternal Life, where as a Memorial Mass is a Mass that is celebrated on the anniversary date of the loved one's passing from this Earthly life (to Eternal Life). They probably use the same liturgy but the readings may differ. Mike. John replied:
