Light in the Darkness

Preparing Better Catholic Funerals

Paul Turner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2017
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-4607-6 (ISBN)

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Although the Catholic funeral rite has not changed in the past few decades, society has. Parishes have new questions to face that their liturgical book does not consider: eulogies by family members, the final disposition of cremated remains, and the collapse of the traditional three-stage funeral liturgy. Light in the Darkness takes a fresh look at the pastoral challenges society is posing, while giving concrete suggestions for implementing the vision of the Catholic Church’s Order of Christian Funerals. The appendix includes catechetical materials for families planning a funeral and an extended commentary on all the Scripture readings for a funeral Mass.

Paul Turner is pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, and director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Kansas City––St. Joseph. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. He is a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and a member of Societas Liturgica and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He is the author of numerous books published by Liturgical Press and a contributor to Give Us This Day. Most recently, he is the recipient of four awards from the 2025 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, including First Place for Author of the Year. Visit his website at https://paulturner.org.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface

1 Pastoral Care
The Person Who Died
Funeral Homes and Cemeteries
The Obituary
Planning the Ceremonies
What We Are Doing
Cremation
The Absence of the Body
The Three Stages

2 Rituals
“The Last Rites”
The Liturgical Environment
The Wake
Related Rites and Prayers
The Funeral Mass
The Rite of Committal
Musical Selections
The Role of Priests

3 Toolbox
The Readings
Sample Homilies
Handouts for Mourners

Erscheinungsdatum	05.07.2017
Verlagsort	Collegeville, MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	215 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	0-8146-4607-7 / 0814646077
ISBN-13	978-0-8146-4607-6 / 9780814646076
Zustand	Neuware