Tag Archives: funerals

ASK FATHER: “Funeral Liturgy Outside Mass”

Posted on 10 July 2019 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Earlier this week, my wife attended what she thought would be a Funeral Mass for a Catholic relative, but was dismayed to find that it was merely a Liturgy of the Word service, followed by schmaltzy … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box | Tagged CCC 1689, christian burial, funerals, Requiem Mass | 8 Comments

Priest preaches at funeral, world falls on his head – UPDATE – HOMILY TEXT

Posted on 17 December 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 17 Dec 2018: Canonist Ed Peters has a post about the text of the sermon that Fr. LaCuesta gave at the funeral for the young man who committed suicide. The family fueled the usual hyped-up MSM faux reporting. (NYT … … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, The Drill | Tagged funerals, suicide | 62 Comments

@JamesMartinSJ shovels scandalous rubbish to justify sin

Posted on 10 November 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: I wonder if this changes the issue somewhat. HERE Bolger apparently wrote to someone about his regrets. Private letter, not a public statement. No… it doesn’t change much. Originally Published on: Nov 10, 2018 _____ Here is yet … Continue reading →

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Posted in Canon Law, Sin That Cries To Heaven | Tagged can. 1184, Fr. James Martin SJ, funerals | 28 Comments

Italian media reports on @BishopMorlino of @MadisonDiocese and on Card. Müller

Posted on 8 November 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the Italian site La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana there are two stories which merit attention. First, they report on the current kerfuffle stirred by the Left against Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison. The Extraordinary Ordinary. HERE Here’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in One Man & One Woman, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Bp. Robert Morlino, funerals, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, homosexuality | 1 Comment

Canonist Ed Peters contributes: A note on Madison’s funeral policy

Posted on 25 October 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the spasmodic reactions of hysterical homosexualists and their abettors, you would think that the chancery personnel in the Diocese of Madison were clubbing babies… no, that wouldn’t be so bad…. baby seals … no, gay baby seals and eating their beating hearts … … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Canon Law, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven | Tagged can. 1184, D. Madison, Ed Peters, funerals | 12 Comments

Fishwrap (@NCRonline) commits another error in their work to smear Bp. Morlino (@MadisonDiocese)

Posted on 24 October 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Fishwrap (aka National Sodomitic Reporter) there is a “news” piece about the coverage … a news piece about the coverage… sheesh… which was given to a post at the notoriously liberal liturgy blog Pray Tell, which incorrectly attributed to Bp. Robert … Continue reading →

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Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Canon Law, Green Inkers, Liberals | Tagged Bp. Robert Morlino, can. 1184, D. Madison, Fishwrap, funerals, homosexualists | 6 Comments

ASK FATHER: Funerals for those who commit suicide

Posted on 19 May 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: A long time member at our parish committed suicide just the other week. He was heavily involved in the parish and loved by all. They had a funeral Mass said for him. Why are those souls who commit … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged can. 1184, funerals, suicide | 41 Comments

ASK FATHER: Catholic funeral for Freemasons

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Recently there was a huge funeral in our cathedral for a 32nd degree member of the Freemasons. The local TLM community is very upset and crying foul. It’s a mess. Could you offer some insight? I have friends … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged can. 1183, can. 1184, can. 1374, Freemasonry, funerals, Masons | 29 Comments

ASK FATHER: Christian funeral, burial for divorced, remarried?

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can a Catholic who is divorced and remarried without an annulment receive a Catholic Christian burial? Yes! Can. 1184 lists – exhaustively – those Catholics who may be deprived of a Church funeral: Can. 1184 §1. … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged can. 1184, divorce and remarriage, funerals, requiem, Requiem Mass | 5 Comments

Fewer Catholics schedule funerals for their dead

Posted on 29 November 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A tip of the biretta to Pewsitter for this piece from the Worcester Telegram: Bishop McManus worried that some omit funeral Masses WORCESTER — Bishop Robert J. McManus is expressing concern that Central Massachusetts Roman Catholics are not scheduling funeral … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Cri de Coeur, Four Last Things, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged Bp. McManus, D. Worcester, funerals, Requiem Mass, Spiritual Works of Mercy | 28 Comments

Another bishop restricts eulogies

Posted on 14 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sermons for the older form, Extraordinary Form, Requiem Mass are to be pronounced only with the permission of the local bishop and are to be delivered after Mass concludes, while wearing no vestments. There is a lot of wisdom in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged Bp. Michael Smith, Bp. Morlino, Card. Ratzinger, D. Meath, eulogies, funerals, Ireland, Requiem Mass | 43 Comments

QUAERITUR: Could a Catholic terrorist be denied funeral and burial?

Posted on 5 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: Father if the Boston bomber was catholic could the church refuse to give him a funeral or burial in catholic cemetary under cannon law? To the first question: Yes, the Church could refuse him a funeral. We … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged can. 1184, can. 1243, can. 22, cemeteries, funerals | 55 Comments

QUAERITUR: Catholic funeral for a Lutheran?

Posted on 16 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: My grandmother recently died. She was a Lutheran, but we, her descendents, are Catholic. Who, then, should do the burial? A Lutheran minister, or our Catholic priest? Thank you, and please pray for her soul. Canon 1183.3 … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged can. 1183, funerals | 15 Comments

QUAERITUR: Pastor “refuses” to let visiting priest say funeral

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: Is it right for a pastor to refuse a family’s request for a certain priest to say the funeral mass of a loved one? There is no way to answer your question, given the lack of additional … Continue reading →

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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box | Tagged funerals | 18 Comments

QUAERITUR: Can we attend non-Catholic weddings?

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: Is it wrong if not in fact sinful to attend the weddings and funerals of non-Catholics? For as Pope Pius XI stated in his encyclical treating on Christian unity, Catholics are never to participate in schismatic or … Continue reading →

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