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O Risen Lord, be our resurrection and life.

Be the resurrection and the life for us and all whom you have made.

Be the resurrection and the life for those caught in the grip of sin and addiction.

Be the resurrection and the life for those who feel forsaken.

Be the resurrection and the life for those who live as if you do not.

Be the resurrection and the life for those who do not believe they need resurrection and life.

Be the resurrection and the life in churches that believe they are dying, and in successful churches who don't know they are dead.

Be the resurrection and the life in us who know the good but fail to do it, who have not been judged but still judge, who know love but still live for self, who know hope but succumb to despair.

Be the resurrection and the life for those dying of malnutrition and hunger.

Be the resurrection and life for those imprisoned unjustly and those imprisoned justly.

Be the resurrection and life for those who live under regimes that seek to crush all who proclaim resurrection and life.

Be the resurrection and the life for those in the throes of sickness that leads to death.

Be the resurrection and the life in families where the weak are maltreated by the strong.

Be the resurrection and the life in marriages that are disintegrating.

Be the resurrection and the life for women trafficked and enslaved by the forces of wickedness.

Be the resurrection and the life for those whose lives are snuffed out in the womb.

Be the resurrection and the life for anyone anywhere who knows suffering and death in any form, and for Creation itself, which groans in travail.

Be the resurrection and the life in the life we share and the fellowship we enjoy, that filled anew with the wonder of your love and the power of your grace, we may go forth to proclaim your resurrection life to a world in the grip of death and yet on the verge of redemption, a redemption promised by you and assured by what occurred on the first Easter morn.

Amen.

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The former canon 1240.1 no.5 stated that those Catholics who chose to be cremated were to be denied Christian burial. The reason for this is mainly to do with resurrection. Since Catholics believe in resurrection of the dead, and that the human body is created by God, it is logical to think that the body of the deceased should be kept the way it is. Cremating the body would mean destroying the body by burning it, and therefore the deceased won’t be able to be resurrected. This theory connects to Jesus Christ has he was buried not cremated which allowed him to resurrect after the three days after his death.

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From these two acts from the bible, funerals depict more than just death, grief, and sadness but rather a sign of a second chance of life where Jesus resurrects them. Although resurrection does not exist nowadays, funerals can still be a new start for the deceased as they leave their mortal life behind and enter heaven where they are closer to God.

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The second miracle was when Jesus heard one of his friends grieving over the death of his brother Lazarus. When Jesus arrived, he said “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies” (John 11:25). Jesus then commanded Lazarus to come back to life, and he did (can be seen in John 11:1-44).

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Two of Jesus’ miracles took place at a funeral. Jesus being at these funerals was not just for comfort and grief, but it showed that he had power over the dead through his resurrections. The first miracle was raising the dead of a widow’s son. The son was the widow’s only child and without him there was no one to take care of her (can be seen in Luke 7:11-17).

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Funerals are as old as mankind, Researchers have found burial grounds of Neanderthal man dating to 60,000 BC with animal antlers on the body and flower fragments next to the corpse indicating some type of ritual and gifts of remembrance. This illustrates that funerals are not recent or modern ritual but rather have existed and been practiced many years before.

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A flower would be thrown on top off the coffin by each person at the funeral before the coffin is covered. Flowers are expressed as love, sympathy and respect, they also lend support and share the grief amongst each other. Flowers can also symbolize the deceased person.

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Eulogies reflect on the person's life through the perspective of a close friend or family member. Its purpose is to share with the other people what the happy and enjoyed moments of that person's life with the deceased. it brings people together in grief, so they can celebrate the life the deceased person has lived.

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A speech given at a funeral by a family member, friend, or close person to the deceased which commemorates and celebrate the life that was lived by the deceased person.

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The Resurrection Prayer

The Prayer for the Dead

The Twenty-Third Palms

The Serenity Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer.

Prayers would've been said by either the priest or a family member of the deceased. These prayers are a farewell message to the decease and for God to keep the deceased safe.

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Funerals are more for the living then the dead, it gives the people alive a last chance to say goodbye to the deceased in person and gives them an opportunity mourn with each other and seek a sense of comfort.

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People often wear black to a funeral because it is the shade of mourning. This also dates back to the Roman Empire where the family of the deceased would wear dark coloured toga. Other symbols include white flowers, a cross, a coffin, and other monotone objects.

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The people involved include the friends and family of the deceased person, the priest, and other people who are there to pay their respects.

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A funeral is conducted to remember the passed away person the way we knew them in life and to say a last goodbye to their physical form. A funeral is usually the first step for love ones to take their grief from the inside and express it through mourning.