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  2. Catholic funeral - Wikipedia

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    A Funeral Mass is a form of Mass for the Dead or Requiem Mass, so called because of the first word of what in earlier forms of the Roman Rite was the only Introit (entrance antiphon) allowed: Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine; et lux perpétua lúceat eis. (Eternal rest give to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them).

  3. Christian burial - Wikipedia

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    Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation because it interfered with the concept of the resurrection of a corpse, and practiced inhumation almost exclusively.

  4. Requiem - Wikipedia

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    Requiem. A Requiem ( Latin: rest) or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( Latin: Missa defunctorum ), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal.

  5. Absolution of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Absolution of the dead is a prayer for or a declaration of absolution of a dead person's sins that takes place at the person's religious funeral . Such prayers are found in the funeral rites of the Catholic Church, [1] Anglicanism, [2] and the Eastern Orthodox Church . Liturgists analysing the Roman Rite funeral texts have applied the term ...

  6. In paradisum - Wikipedia

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    In paradisum. " In paradisum " ( English: "Into paradise ") is an antiphon from the traditional Latin liturgy of the Western Church Requiem Mass. It is sung by the choir as the body is being taken out of the church. The text of the In paradisum — with or without the Gregorian melody itself — is sometimes included in musical settings of the ...

  7. Music for the Requiem Mass - Wikipedia

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    The Music for the Requiem Mass is any music that accompanies the Requiem, a Mass in the Catholic Church for the deceased. It has inspired a large number of compositions, including settings by Mozart, Berlioz, Donizetti, Verdi, Bruckner, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák, Fauré and Duruflé. Originally, such compositions were meant to be performed in ...

  8. Prayer for the dead - Wikipedia

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    Theology. Eastern and Oriental Orthodox reject the term "purgatory". Prayer for the dead is encouraged in the belief that it is helpful for them, although how the prayers of the faithful help the departed is not elucidated. Eastern Orthodox simply believe that tradition teaches that prayers should be made for the dead.

  9. Liturgy - Wikipedia

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    Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. Liturgy can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians . [1] As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and participation in the sacred through activities reflecting praise , thanksgiving, remembrance, supplication ...