Preparing a Funeral

PRELUDE
[_] organ pieces (selected by organist)
    1._
    2._
    3._
[_] organ and cantor-soloist
    Hymnal (#_____)(title____________________)
    Hymnal (#_____)(title____________________)

INTRODUCTORY RITES

Greeting at church entrance

Procession from entrance to altar
[_] Hymnal (#_____)(title____________________)

Opening Prayer

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading (reader will be ____________________)
(select one)
[_] 2 Machabees 12: 43-46
[_] Job 19: 1, 23-27a
[_] Wisdom 3: 1-9 [OR] Wisdom 3: 1-6, 9
[_] Wisdom 4: 7-15
[_] Isaiah 25: 6a, 7-9
[_] Lamentations 3: 17-26
[_] Daniel 12: 1-3
[_] Acts 10: 34-43 [OR] Acts 10: 34-36, 42-43
[_] Revelation 14:13
[_] Revelation 20: 11-end, 21:1
[_] Revelation 21: 1-5a, 6b-7

Responsorial Psalm
(select one)
[_] sung (led by cantor-soloist
[_] read (reader will be ____________________)
(select one)
[_] Psalm 23: 1-3, 4, 5, 6
    The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
[_] Psalm 25: 6 and 7b, 17-18, 20-21
    To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
[_] Psalm 27: 1, 4, 7 and 8b and 9a, 13-14
    The Lord is my light and my salvation.
    [OR]
    I believe that I shall see the good things
    of the Lord in the land of the living.
[_] Psalm 42: 2, 3, 5cdef; Psalm 43: 3, 4, 5
    My soul is thirsting for the living God:
    When shall I see him face to face?
[_] Psalm 63: 2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
    My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
[_] Psalm 103: 8 and 10, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18
    The Lord is kind and merciful.
    [OR]
    The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
[_] Psalm 116: 5, 6, 10-11, 15-16ac
    I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
[_] Psalm 122: 1-2, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
    I rejoiced when I heard them say:
    let us go to the house of the Lord.
[_] Psalm 130: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8
    Out of the depths, I cry to you, Lord
    [OR]
    I hope in the Lord, I trust in his word.
[_] Psalm 143: 1-2, 5-6, 7ab and 8ab, 10
    O Lord, hear my prayer.

Second Reading (reader will be ____________________)
(select one)
[_] Romans 5: 5-11
[_] Romans 5: 17-21
[_] Romans 6: 3-9 [OR] Romans 3-4, 8-9
[_] Romans 8: 14-23
[_] Romans 8: 31b-35, 37-39
[_] Romans 14: 7-9, 10c-12
[_] 1 Corinthians 15: 20-28 [OR] 1 Corinthians 15: 20-23
[_] 1 Corinthians 15: 51-57
[_] 1 Corinthians 4: 14-end, 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

Gospel Acclamation (sung by cantor-soloist)
(select one)
[_] Setting: Celtic Alleluia
[_] Setting: Chant Alleluia
(select one)
[_] See Matthew 11:25
    Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
    you have revealed to the childlike the mysteries of the Kingdom.
[_] Matthew 25:34
    Come, you who are blessed by my Father, says the Lord;
    inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
[_] John 3:16
    God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
    so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
[_] John 6:39
    This is the will of my Father, says the Lord,
    that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
    and that I should raise it up on the last day.
[_] John 6:40
    This is the will of my Father, says the Lord,
    that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life,
    and I shall raise him on the last day.
[_] John 6:51
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
    whoever eats this bread will live forever.
[_] John 11:25a, 26
    I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
    whoever believes in me will never die.
[_] See Philippians 3:20
    Our true home is in heaven, and Jesus Christ, whose return we long for,
    will come from heaven to save us.
[_] 2 Timothy 2:11-12a
    If we die with Christ, we shall live with him,
    and if we persevere we shall also reign with him.
[_] Revelation 1:5a, 6b
    Jesus Christ is the firstborn from the dead;
    glory and power be his forever and ever. Amen.
[_] Revelation 14:13
    Blessed are those who have died in the Lord;
    let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them.

Gospel (read by priest)
(select one)
[_] Matthew 5: 1-12a
[_] Matthew 11: 25-30
[_] Matthew 25: 1-13
[_] Matthew 25: 31-46
[_] Mark 15: 33-39; 16: 1-6 [OR] Mark 15: 33-39
[_] Luke 7: 11-17
[_] Luke 12: 35-40
[_] Luke 23: 33, 39-43
[_] Luke 23: 44-46, 50, 52-53; 24: 1-6a [OR] Luke 23: 44-46, 50, 52-53
[_] Luke 24:13-35 [OR] Luke 24: 13-16, 28-35
[_] John 5: 24-29
[_] John 6: 37-40
[_] John 6: 51-59
[_] John 11: 17-27
[_] John 11: 21-27
[_] John 12: 23-28 [OR] John 12: 23-26
[_] John 14: 1-6
[_] John 17: 24-26
[_] John 19: 17-18, 25-39

Homily

Prayers of the Faithful

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory
(select one)
[_] organ solo
[_] organ and cantor solo
[_] Hymnal (#_____)(title ____________________)

Sanctus
[_] Mass of Creation: Haugen
[_] Peoples Mass: _
Memorial Acclamation
[_] Mass of Creation: Haugen
[_] Danish Amen Mass: _
Amen
[_] Mass of Creation: Haugen
[_] Danish Amen Mass: _

Lord's Prayer
(select one)
[_] spoken
[_] chanted

Agnus Dei
[_] Mass of Creation: Haugen
[_] Holy Cross Mass: Isele

Communion
[_] Hymnal (#_____)(title____________________)
[_] Ave Maria: Schubert
[_] Ave Maria: Bach/Gounod
[_] Pie Jesu: Faure

Post-Communion
(select one)
[_] silence
[_] Hymnal (#_____)(title____________________)
      
CONCLUDING RITE

Prayer after Communion

Remembrances

Prayers

Incensing
during which is sung Hymnal (#455)(Song of Farewell)

Prayer Of Commendation

PROCESSION TO THE PLACE OF COMMITTAL

Recessional
(select one)
[_] none
[_] Hymnal # _____ (title ____________________)

POSTLUDE
[_] silence
[_] organ piece (selected by organist)
    1._

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HYMNS FROM THE "CATHOLIC COMMUNITY HYMNAL"

HYMN    TITLE
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268     A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing
331     A Living Faith (Faith of our Fathers)
339     A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
285     All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
300     All Creatures of Our God and King
258     Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise
444     Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
264     Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks
342     Amazing Grace
255     As with Gladness Men of Old
256     At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
255     Be Joyful, Mary
346     Be Not Afraid
359     Blest Are They
253     Christ the Lord is Risen!
257     Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
284     Christ Is the King
252     Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
320     Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
283     Crown Him with Many Crowns
406     Day Is Done
435     Eat This Bread
355     Eye Has Not Seen
319     Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted
323     For the Beauty of the Earth
424     For All the Saints
237     From Ashes to the Living Font
269     Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise
416     Hail Mary: Gentle Woman
281     Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty
291     How Great Thou Art
345     How Firm a Foundation
259     I Know That My Redeemer Lives
297     I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
382     I Danced in the Morning
434     I Myself Am the Bread of Life
449     I Am the Bread of Life
453     I Received the Living God
456     I Know That My Redeemer Lives
446     In the Breaking of the Bread
457     In Paradisum
412     Jerusalem, My Happy Home
246     Jesus Remember Me
261     Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
286     Jesus Shall Reign
399     Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today and Forever
311     Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
314     Lift Up Your Hearts
423     Lift High the Cross
542     Litany of the Saints
442     Look Beyond
327     Lord of All Hopefulness
392     Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
454     May the Angels Lead You into Paradise
458     May Saints and Angels Lead You On
197     My Soul in Stillness Waits
  6     Now Bless the God of Israel
380     Now We Remain
 12     O Radiant Light
 86     O Salutaris / O Saving Victim
260     O Sons and Daughters
265     O Queen of Heaven / Regina Caeli
279     O God, Almighty Father
343     O God, Our Help in Ages Past
428     O Breath On Me, O Breath of God
336     On Eagle's Wings
379     Only This I Want
393     Peace Is Flowing Like A River
394     Prayer of Peace
463     Precious Lord, Take My Hand
 76     Saints of God (Janco)
236     Seek the Lord
551     Sequence for Easter
410     Shall We Gather at the River
447     Shepherd of Souls
262     Sing with All the Saints in Glory
455     Song of Farewell
409     Soon and Very Soon
411     Steal Away to Jesus
384     Take Up Your Cross
441     Take and Eat
437     Taste and See
263     That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
193     The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
266     The Strife Is O'er
288     The King of Glory
358     There Is a Balm in Gilead
361     This Is My Body
287     To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King
295     We Are the Light of the World
328     We Walk By Faith
381     We Have Been Told
353     What Wondrous Love Is This
366     Whatsoever You Do
460     Wherever You Go
443     Without Seeing You
425     Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
340     You Are Near
357     You Are Mine