Catholic Funeral Readings
sympathy verses for death
7 aspects to finding a suitable scripture or verse
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NO is about truth and identification.
The message needs to be clearly identified as relevant and timely.
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HELLO is about openness and attention.
Its importance lies in bringing attention to aspects of death and dying that can perhaps otherwise not be recognized.
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THANK YOU is about giving from the heart.
The poignancy of the reading will depend upon striking a balance between too little and too much sentiment.
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GOODBYE is about completion and moving on.
The finality of death has to be dealt with; there is comfort to be offered in Truth.
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PLEASE is about vision and prayer.
Many people have little or no experience of prayerfulness hence the special value of poetry to create sacredness through beauty.
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SORRY is essentially about release.
Remorse, guilt and blame are issues that poems can address elegantly.
catholic funeral readings | famous death poems | funeral verses
YES is about accepting and surrender.
Perhaps the deepest compassion is expressed when leading the bereaved to accept what is inevitable.
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Towards the Sacred Light
Though hearts are heavy
Though tears may fall
And grief’s mood is strong
Let us move our thoughts
And have them fall
On the departed’s journey on
From this world of pain
Through the hallowed wall
Towards the sacred light
To be blessed again
And be loved by all
And free from endless bite
James Burgess
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