the funeral rite and catholic music Flashcards
what do catholics believe that death is?
that death is not the end
what do christian’s look forward to?
eternal life with God in heaven.
what do catholics do at a catholic funeral?
the mourners pray for the person who has died, asking God to take care of them and give them eternal life.
what do catholics believe that god will listen to?
to their prayers and will be merciful towards the departed person.
what is a Requiem Mass?
a roman catholic funeral
what does Requiem mean?
‘rest’ in latin
what does the Requiem Mass reflects?
the fact that Catholics are praying that the person who has died is now at peace with God
what is the white coffin pall symbolic of?
symbolic of the white garment that the deceased person wore at their baptism.
what does the white coffin pall gives hope of?
the resurrection that the person will rise to have eternal life with God.
what is the holy water sprinkled on and why?
The coffin is sprinkled with holy water as a reminder of the dead person’s baptism and the promise of sharing in Jesus’ resurrection
where does the priest place the book of the gospels and a crucifix on?
on the coffin
what does the gospels signify?
the persons life dedicated to the teachings of Jesus
what does the crucifix reminds believers?
that will share in Jesus’ victory over sin and death
what does the paschal candle being lit represent?
represents the belief that Jesus won a victory over death and they can share in the resurrection and have eternal life.
what does the incense being burned and smoke rising symbolise?
symbolises the soul of the deceased ascending to heaven to have eternal life with God.
how is mass celebrated with?
readings and prayers focused on the Christian hope of eternal life.
what does the priest explain after the litergy of the words that comes homily?
the meaning of the readings.
what does the homily normally includes?
a tribute to the person who has died
what music is played traditionally at the funeral?
Faure’s Requiem
what do christians believe that music does?
lifts our hearts and minds toward God.
what do relatives and friends throw and why?
handfuls of earth into the grave to show that they are sharing in laying their loved one to rest
what has singing and music been part of?
has been a part of catholic worship since the earliest days of the church
what has christianity continued as they have its roots in judaism?
continued to use the book of Psalms for its prayers
what are the psalms?
are poetic and were written to be sung
what has psalms become a model for?
christian hymns
what is a hymn?
a type of religious song, written for worship or prayer
what are catholic hymns often written with?
special or session themes as they are used on holy days such as Christmas, easter or during particular seasons such as Advent and Lent
what are other hymns used to encourage for?
the hoy bible or to celebrate practices such as eucharist or baptism
what do some hymns praise or address individual saints?
the blessed Virgin Mary
what are hymns considered in catholicism?
very common
what is the main form of catholic worship?
mass
what is important as part of mass?
music as most masses will include hymns at the beginning and ending
when do hymns normally happen?
at offertory - bread and wine are taken up and during communion
based on the readings for the day
could be influenced by the liturgical year
why do some hymns influenced by the liturgical year?
as you would expect hymns in easter to reflect the joy of the resurrection as that is what catholics are celebrating
what is the Requiem Mass?
it is a modified version of the ordinary mass which is said at a catholic funeral
why is Gabriel Fauré popular?
one of his most famous species of music is used at a Requiem
what dud Faure attempted to do?
to express catholics beliefs about eternal life in his music
what did Faure wanted in the requiem?
that you could be sad about the death of loved ones while also hoping that after death, they had gone one to eternal life with god
what did Faure did not want to express?
a fear of death
what does the requiem focus on?
1. what is the hope for the dead?
2. what are designed to lift the music skywards? what is the hope for this?
3. how does Faure’s music help?
- the hope that the dead will be in heaven and share eternal life with god
- the harps, violins and angelic sopranos are designed to lift the music skyward in the hope that the prayers of the funeral go to god
- Faure’s music helps the grieving to have faith, comfort and hope
what does the requiem not focus on?
sadness but focus on the peaceful and fear-free nature of death
what does the music bring a sense of?
calm and peace
