The Roman Catholic Funeral Rite Flashcards
Of all the Christian religions in the world, which is the largest?
The Roman Catholic
Approximately how many members are in the Roman Catholic Church?
One Billion
In the US, approximately how many members are there?
55 million
Roman Catholics believe that ____________ was the founder of their church
Jesus Christ
Who brought salvation to the world?
Jesus Christ
They believe that Christ has preserved the teaching of Christ and that the ____________ guides the church through its ministries
Holy Spirit
Who is the head of the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome
The Pope
Who serves directly under the Pope?
The College of Cardinals
What does the College of Cardinals do?
Takes care of administrative duties of the Church and elects a new Pope when it becomes necessary
______________ serve as heads of archdioceses
Archbishops
Geographical groupings of the many dioceses across the world
Archdioceses
These preside over a geographical grouping of the hundreds of parises
Individual Bishops
Each parish is served by
A Monsignor or Priest
The Roman Catholic Church believes that all Catholics should be buried
from the Church with a Mass
The appropriate place to conduct a funeral service is in the church where the individuals have received the ____________ during their lifetime
Sacraments
Who decides the appropriate time to notify the clergy that the death has occurred?
The family
This is placed in front of the casket
Prie Dieu
This is placed behind the foot panel of the casket
Crucifix
This should be placed at a convenient position near the register stand or in the chapel
Mass Card Stand
The purpose of this is to provide the community the opportunity to share with the family a series of prayers
Rosary/Wake
The Rosary/Wake is meant to offer a time of reflection on the meaning of
Life, death, and eternal life
The wake service is not meant to replace this
Funeral Mass
The funeral mass begins when?
When the casket is moved into the narthex or vestibule of the church
The processions to meet the body is led by
The crucifier and two altar attendants, one who carries the Holy Water and one who carries the incense
Who is last in the procession?
Celebrant
Following the greeting and invocation, the celebrant conducts the blessing of the casket with
Holy Water
The casket should be placed at ______ to the altar
Right Angles
Deceased laypersons and nuns are placed with their ____ toward the altar and paschal candle
feet
Deceased priests are placed with their ____ toward the altar
Head
Where is the white pall removed from the casket?
At the narthex
If final disposition is to be earth burial (interment), the __________________ will generally lead the procession to the gravesite
Sexton or cemetery employee
The committal service consists of
A Psalm, scripture reading, invocations, prayer reflecting the reunion of the deceased with Christ forever
There is less emphasis on sorrow and more on the _____ that death brings to the deceased
True Joy
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
The Church no longer prohibits cremation, as long as cremation is no chosen out of any
Anti-Christian motive or antagonism
The Church presumes that cremation is a process that takes place when?
After the funeral mass and final commendation
The norm for Roman Catholics who choose cremation over burial or entombment is to follow the scheme of
Order of Christian Funeral
What is the Order of Christian Funerals?
Wake Service
Funeral Mass
Final Commendation
Final Commendation takes place where?
Cemetery for Earth burial Mausoleum for entombment Cemetery for Cremation Church for cremation Crematory chapel for cremation
The remains are to be buried or entombed where?
In Consecrated ground or a columbarium
Under no circumstances could cremated remains be
Left at the funeral home or crematory, taken home or scattered
Cremated remains are to be given the dignity of what?
A Christian burial
With the practice of cremation before funeralization, this is discouraged
Mass
It is not permitted to bring these to Church for the funeral mass
Ashes
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
Describe the Roman Catholic Processional
Crucifier Celebrant FD Casket with foot facing paschal candle Casketbearers around the casket FD Family
