
“One of the most beautiful moments in the funeral liturgy is when the priest incenses the body. There is a great sense of honor and dignity that’s given to that person at that moment,” he said. “It does not enjoy the same value when you have an urn of cremains there, but the body. There’s just something that is so much more profound when we have a casket there and we know that our loved one is inside.”
El Padre GallesLos fieles rezan por la salvación eterna del difunto durante el funeral, explicó el padre Galles. Además, el propósito de la Misa no es ofrecer un discurso sobre el difunto: la vigilia fúnebre es el lugar adecuado para hablar sobre el difunto en profundidad.
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