The Roman Catholic Funeral Rite Flashcards

1
Q

Of all the Christian religions in the world, which is the largest?

A

The Roman Catholic

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2
Q

Approximately how many members are in the Roman Catholic Church?

A

One Billion

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3
Q

In the US, approximately how many members are there?

A

55 million

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4
Q

Roman Catholics believe that ____________ was the founder of their church

A

Jesus Christ

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5
Q

Who brought salvation to the world?

A

Jesus Christ

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6
Q

They believe that Christ has preserved the teaching of Christ and that the ____________ guides the church through its ministries

A

Holy Spirit

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7
Q

Who is the head of the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome

A

The Pope

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8
Q

Who serves directly under the Pope?

A

The College of Cardinals

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9
Q

What does the College of Cardinals do?

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Takes care of administrative duties of the Church and elects a new Pope when it becomes necessary

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10
Q

______________ serve as heads of archdioceses

A

Archbishops

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11
Q

Geographical groupings of the many dioceses across the world

A

Archdioceses

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12
Q

These preside over a geographical grouping of the hundreds of parises

A

Individual Bishops

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13
Q

Each parish is served by

A

A Monsignor or Priest

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14
Q

The Roman Catholic Church believes that all Catholics should be buried

A

from the Church with a Mass

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15
Q

The appropriate place to conduct a funeral service is in the church where the individuals have received the ____________ during their lifetime

A

Sacraments

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16
Q

Who decides the appropriate time to notify the clergy that the death has occurred?

A

The family

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17
Q

This is placed in front of the casket

A

Prie Dieu

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18
Q

This is placed behind the foot panel of the casket

A

Crucifix

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19
Q

This should be placed at a convenient position near the register stand or in the chapel

A

Mass Card Stand

20
Q

The purpose of this is to provide the community the opportunity to share with the family a series of prayers

A

Rosary/Wake

21
Q

The Rosary/Wake is meant to offer a time of reflection on the meaning of

A

Life, death, and eternal life

22
Q

The wake service is not meant to replace this

A

Funeral Mass

23
Q

The funeral mass begins when?

A

When the casket is moved into the narthex or vestibule of the church

24
Q

The processions to meet the body is led by

A

The crucifier and two altar attendants, one who carries the Holy Water and one who carries the incense

25
Who is last in the procession?
Celebrant
26
Following the greeting and invocation, the celebrant conducts the blessing of the casket with
Holy Water
27
The casket should be placed at ______ to the altar
Right Angles
28
Deceased laypersons and nuns are placed with their ____ toward the altar and paschal candle
feet
29
Deceased priests are placed with their ____ toward the altar
Head
30
Where is the white pall removed from the casket?
At the narthex
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If final disposition is to be earth burial (interment), the __________________ will generally lead the procession to the gravesite
Sexton or cemetery employee
32
The committal service consists of
A Psalm, scripture reading, invocations, prayer reflecting the reunion of the deceased with Christ forever
33
There is less emphasis on sorrow and more on the _____ that death brings to the deceased
True Joy
34
The committal service stresses the fact that for the survivors, this is only for a short period of time with the promise of what?
A heavenly reunion later
35
The Church no longer prohibits cremation, as long as cremation is no chosen out of any
Anti-Christian motive or antagonism
36
The Church presumes that cremation is a process that takes place when?
After the funeral mass and final commendation
37
The norm for Roman Catholics who choose cremation over burial or entombment is to follow the scheme of
Order of Christian Funeral
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What is the Order of Christian Funerals?
Wake Service Funeral Mass Final Commendation
39
Final Commendation takes place where?
``` Cemetery for Earth burial Mausoleum for entombment Cemetery for Cremation Church for cremation Crematory chapel for cremation ```
40
The remains are to be buried or entombed where?
In Consecrated ground or a columbarium
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Under no circumstances could cremated remains be
Left at the funeral home or crematory, taken home or scattered
42
Cremated remains are to be given the dignity of what?
A Christian burial
43
With the practice of cremation before funeralization, this is discouraged
Mass
44
It is not permitted to bring these to Church for the funeral mass
Ashes
45
Post cremation memorial masses are an exception to the rule and not to be confused or seen as a substitute for
A Mass of Christian Burial
46
Describe the Roman Catholic Processional
``` Crucifier Celebrant FD Casket with foot facing paschal candle Casketbearers around the casket FD Family ```