205 MUSIC AT THE FUNERAL MASS


Policy:

Music at a Funeral Mass must reflect the paschal mystery and be related to the readings from Scripture. (Order of Christian Funerals, nos. 30-34)

Procedure:

The liturgical music selected should “support, console, and uplift participants and help to create in them a spirit of hope in Christ’s victory over death and in the Christian’s share in that victory.” (Order of Christian Funerals, no. 31)