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FUNERAL MASS
Deceased Person _______________________________________________________________
Date __________________________
Time _____________
Part I: Introductory Rites
Placing of the Pall
Immediate family members and/or close friends are asked to place the pall on the
coffin.
Placing of Christian Symbols (optional)
A symbol of Christian life such as a Bible, cross, rosary or other religious article
may be placed on the coffin.
Item _____________________________________________________________
Processional Song: ________________________________________________________
Part II: Liturgy of the Word (all page numbers and readings numbers correspond with the
book Through Death to Life)
Reading I: pages 37-46 (C1-11) or pages 57-67 (E1-15)
no. _____
page _____
read by: ___________________________________________________________
Responsorial Psalm (sung): _________________________________________________
Reading II: pages 57-67 (E1-15)
no. _____
page _____
read by: ___________________________________________________________
The Gospel Acclamation is sung.
Gospel: pages 70-88 (G1-19)
no. _____
page _____
The gospel is read by either the priest or the deacon.
Notes: Through Death to Life contains the most common readings for funeral Masses. If
you have a reading from the Bible that is not included in Through Death to Life that you
want to use in the funeral Mass, please check with us. You can eliminate Reading II if you
want. If you do that, Reading I should come from pages 57-67 (E1-15).
General Intercessions: Are there any special people and/or needs that you would like us
to pray for during the funeral Mass?
________________________________________________________________________
III. Liturgy of the Eucharist
Presentation of the Gifts (bread and wine for the Eucharist)
Brought forward by
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
Music for the Presentation of the Gifts (3 options)
Instrumental music: _________________________________________________
Vocal Solo: ________________________________________________________
Hymn (sung by all): _________________________________________________
Communion Song: ________________________________________________________
IV. Final Commendation
Remarks of Remembrance
The policy of the Archdiocese of Boston allows for 1 person to give “Remarks of
Remembrance” (eulogy). These remarks should not exceed five minutes.
Yes _____
No _____
If yes, by whom? ___________________________
V. Procession to the Place of Committal
Recessional Song: ________________________________________________________
Funeral Music
Music is integral to the funeral rites. It allows the community to express convictions and
feelings that words alone may fail to convey. It has the power to console and uplift the mourners
and to strengthen the unity of the assembly in faith and love. The texts of the songs chosen for a
particular celebration should express the paschal mystery of the Lord's suffering, death, and
triumph over death and should be related to the readings from Scripture.
Since music can evoke strong feelings, the music for the celebration of the funeral rites should be
chosen with great care. The music at funerals should support, console, and uplift the participants
and should help to create in them a spirit of hope in Christ's victory over death and in the
Christian's share in that victory.
This list of funeral music is not exhaustive. Please consult with the Music Director if you would
like to use a Biblical or religious hymn that is not on this list.
Processional, Presentation of the Gifts (hymn optional), Recessional
All Creatures of Our God and King (611)
Alleluia, Sing to Jesus (949)
Amazing Grace (645)
At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing (536)
Be Not Afraid (683)
Blest Are They (735)
Christ the Lord is Risen Today (523)
Crown Him with Many Crowns (574)
Day Is Done (858)
Easter Alleluia (537)
For All the Saints (884)
For the Beauty of the Earth (633)
Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (889)
Here I Am Lord (777)
How Great Thou Art (578)
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (724)
I Know that My Redeemer Lives (972)
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (593)
Jerusalem, My Happy Home (870)
Jesus Christ is Risen Today (540)
Jesus, Remember Me (510)
Let There Be Peace On Earth (829)
Lord of All Hopefulness (663)
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (688)
On Eagle’s Wings (691)
Prayer of St. Francis (Make Me a Channel of Your Peace) (828)
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (955)
Shelter Me, O God (717)
Shepherd Me, O God (35)
Shepherd of My Heart (723)
Sing a New Song (607)
Sing With All the Saints in Glory (539)
Soon and Very Soon (865)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (712)
The Strife Is O’er (525)
To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (573)
We Have Been Told (784)
What Wondrous Love Is This (642)
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (882)
You Are Mine (721)
You Are Near (695)
Psalms
23: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
25: To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
27: The Lord is my light and my salvation.
63: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
103: The Lord is kind and merciful.
Communion
Eat This Bread (941)
I Am the Bread of Life (945)
I Received the Living God (916)
Take and Eat (950)
You Satisfy the Hungry Heart (940)
We Remember How You Loved Us (681)