Funeral Planning Guide
    Date of Death

    Introductory Rites
    Greeting
    A. 
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
    R. And with your spirit.

    B. 
    Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
     R. And with your spirit.
    C. 
    The grace and peace of God our Father, who raised Jesus from the dead, be always with you.
    R. And with your spirit.

    D. 
    May the Father of mercies, the God of all consolation, be with you.
    R. And with your spirit.

    Liturgy of the Word
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    Readings can be found here.

    Old Testament

    ​2 Maccabees 12:43-46
    Job 19:1, 23-27​
    ​Wisdom 3:1-9
    ​Wisdom 3:1-6, 9
    Wisdom 4:7-15
    Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 
    Lamentations 3:17-26
    ​Daniel 12:1-3 

    During Easter

    ​Acts of the Apostles ​10:34-43 
    Acts of the Apostles ​10:34-36,42-43
    Revelation 14:13 
    Revelation 20:11-12:1 
    Revelation 21:1-5a,6b-7 
    He acted in an excellent and noble way as he had the resurrection of the dead in view.
    ​I know that my vindicator Lives
    As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
    ​    As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. (short version)
    An unsullied life, the attainment of old age.
    He will destroy death forever.
    It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the Lord.
    Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake.
    He is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
    He is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. (short version)
    Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
    ​The dead were judged according to their deeds.
    There shall be no more death.
    ​Psalm 23
    The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

    Psalm 25
    To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

    Psalm 27
    The Lord is my light and my salvation.

    Psalm 42 and 43
    My soul is thirsting for the living God; when shall I see him face to face?

    Psalm 63
    My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
    Psalm 103
    The Lord is kind and merciful.

    Psalm 116
    I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.

    Psalm 122
    I rejoiced when I heard them say: let us go to the house of the Lord.

    Psalm 130
    ​Out of the depths, I cry to you, Lord.

    ​    Psalm 143
    ​O Lord, hear my prayer. 
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    Readings can be found here.
    ​Romans 5:5-11 
    Romans 5:17-21  
    ​Romans 6:3-9  
    Romans 6:3-4,8-9
    Romans 8:14-23 
    Romans 8:31b-35,37-39 
    Romans 14:7-9,10-12 
    1 Corinthians 15:20-28
    1 Corinthians 15:20-23 
    1 Corinthians 15:51-57 
    2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1  
    2 Corinthians 5:1,6-10
    Philippians 3:20-21 
    1 Thessalonians 4:13-18  
    2 Timothy 2:8-13 
    1 John 3:1-2 
    1 John 3:14-16 
    Since we are now justified by his Blood, we will be saved through him from the wrath.
    ​Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.
    We too might live in newness of life.
    We too might live in newness of life. (short version)
    We also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
    What will separate us from the love of Christ?
    Weather we live or die, we are the Lord's.
    So too in Christ shall all be brought to life. 
    So too in Christ shall all be brought to life. (short version)
    Death is swallowed by victory.
    What is seen is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
    We have a building from God, eternal in heaven.
    He will change our lowly bodies to conform to his glory.
    Thus we shall always be with the Lord.
    If we have died with him we shall also live with him.
    We shall see him as he is.
    We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers.​

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