Understanding our Faith
April 1, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Funeral Mass The Funeral Mass naturally has all the standard parts of the Mass: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Each…
Read moreFuneral Mass The Funeral Mass naturally has all the standard parts of the Mass: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Each…
Read moreLast week, I met someone who is bearing the memory of another so powerfully that she came alive for me. The memory was of a religious sister of…
Read moreOne of the ritual practices of the Catholic community on a hushed and sombre Good Friday is to pray before the Stations of the Cross. These stations are a visual…
Read moreVigil for the Deceased As mentioned last week in this series of small articles, the first step proposed in the celebration of the funeral rites is a Vigil of prayer…
Read moreChristian Funerals Having looked at the rites for the sick and the dying over the last few weeks, we will now move on to look at…
Read morePrayer after Death Last week in this segment, we looked at the Commendation of the Dying. This can be followed after the person’s death by some…
Read morePray as you go slow! The first prayer of my day is to thank God that I’m alive to hear the beautiful carillon of birdsong that…
Read moreCommendation of the Dying Over the last two weeks we have looked at the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and then at Viaticum. This…
Read moreViaticum: Sacrament for the Dying The name ‘Viaticum’ comes from the Latin for food for the journey. This is the sacrament which is proper to the…
Read moreMy petunias are coming to an end. The colours of the hydrangeas are moving from their pink to a burnt orange. The mornings are cooler, we begin the…
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