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Funerals |
Funerals
The Celebration
of Funerals
In this church
Is according to the Rites
Of the Roman Catholic Church
"The Souls of
the Just are in the Hands of God......"
One of the saddest realities of
life is the realization that as you approach its completion, you do so
apart from a Catholic community, or worse, separated and out of
communion with a parish you supported all your life due to a
remarriage or other circumstance.
In Rhode
Island, half of the Catholics in the state are remarried without
the benefit of a church approved annulment. This is simply a fact
of life. |
When one is remarried without an
annulment, all rights and privileges (with the exception of church
support, of course) are taken away and the individual is entitled to
no benefit of their Roman Catholic Church membership since they are no
longer in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. This includes even
a Catholic funeral Mass.
Have you ever
wondered why so many funeral services are conducted at the funeral
home for people who you saw at Mass? Sadly, many simply do not
quality for a Catholic Funeral. |
Saint Patrick's, as an accepting
Catholic community, understands the sadness associated with death and
never shuts its door to members or non-members desiring a Catholic
Funeral.
Funerals and Memorials have been celebrated at out church. Freedom of
music and the ability for a family member to deliver a eulogy are
often very important to the wishes of the deceased. We allow this at
our church.
Please keep this in mind when a funeral director calls you back with
the sad message that a relative, due to their remarriage, simply does
not qualify for a Roman Catholic Funeral Mass. The Mass can be
celebrated with us affording the deceased loved one the proper dignity
and respect due a child of God, for that is what we are.....children
of a loving Father.
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