tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post4619028494574311505..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: ALLOW ME TO UNDER TAKE THAT FOR YOUFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-20579469669900303492010-10-16T16:47:04.532-07:002010-10-16T16:47:04.532-07:00Dear Fr. V --
Thank you for the clarity. Yes, th...Dear Fr. V --<br /><br />Thank you for the clarity. Yes, the relief from those details is a great grace. Having had (at age 29) to manage the funeral of my husband, I needed all the help I could get, both practical and spiritual. <br /><br />But it was also good to have had to go to the parish to discuss the details of the funeral liturgy, since otherwise I might not have had the strength to pick up the phone to call the priests. It was a pretty big shock...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-88071128337936182352010-10-16T08:26:31.398-07:002010-10-16T08:26:31.398-07:00Michelle,
I apologize to you or anyone else that ...Michelle,<br /><br />I apologize to you or anyone else that may have gotten that idea from this post. It was meant to releave those who experience the death of a loved one and has NO idea what to do or they DO have an idea and the task seems daunting: notifying the parish, scheduling Mass and vigil prayers, making sure those times are in the obit, schduling the reception at the cemetary, making sure that you have the Catholic burial permit, that a priest is able to go to the cemetery etc. etc. etc. All that you pay someone to do for you so that we do not have to worry about so that if you want to call the priest you can discuss more important things than these.Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-91926769134995067972010-10-16T06:27:46.486-07:002010-10-16T06:27:46.486-07:00I don't think Father is suggesting anyone bypa...I don't think Father is suggesting anyone bypass his or her parish priest. The funeral director can help get the necessary details of the funeral mass settled so your communication with the priest can focus on your grieving and spiritual matters.<br /><br />The funeral director helped set the time for the funeral and told us what details we would need to decide upon. (Not entirely necessary in our case since my mom has played the organ for hundreds if not thousands of funerals in her lifetime.) Other funeral directors might be more involved in planning the mass than the one we worked with. Considering how insanely busy priests are these days it is understandable.Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-18935703285215561592010-10-16T05:09:52.173-07:002010-10-16T05:09:52.173-07:00Are you suggesting that when someone dies in a par...Are you suggesting that when someone dies in a parish their family should not be talking to their priest? It's rather how this comes across...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-59543900057524714572010-10-14T18:21:40.241-07:002010-10-14T18:21:40.241-07:00I never realized how much undertakers/funeral dire...I never realized how much undertakers/funeral directors do until my own father passed away a few years ago. The family that runs the funeral home are members of my mom's parish and already knew my folks which made it even easier.Pattynoreply@blogger.com