the funeral rite and catholic music

Question 1

what do catholics believe that death is?

Answer 1

that death is not the end

Question 2

what do christian’s look forward to?

Answer 2

eternal life with God in heaven.

Question 3

what do catholics do at a catholic funeral?

Answer 3

the mourners pray for the person who has died, asking God to take care of them and give them eternal life.

Question 4

what do catholics believe that god will listen to?

Answer 4

to their prayers and will be merciful towards the departed person.

Question 5

what is a Requiem Mass?

Answer 5

a roman catholic funeral

Question 6

what does Requiem mean?

Answer 6

‘rest’ in latin

Question 7

what does the Requiem Mass reflects?

Answer 7

the fact that Catholics are praying that the person who has died is now at peace with God

Question 8

what is the white coffin pall symbolic of?

Answer 8

symbolic of the white garment that the deceased person wore at their baptism.

Question 9

what does the white coffin pall gives hope of?

Answer 9

the resurrection that the person will rise to have eternal life with God.

Question 10

what is the holy water sprinkled on and why?

Answer 10

The coffin is sprinkled with holy water as a reminder of the dead person’s baptism and the promise of sharing in Jesus’ resurrection

Question 11

where does the priest place the book of the gospels and a crucifix on?

Answer 11

on the coffin

Question 12

what does the gospels signify?

Answer 12

the persons life dedicated to the teachings of Jesus

Question 13

what does the crucifix reminds believers?

Answer 13

that will share in Jesus’ victory over sin and death

Question 14

what does the paschal candle being lit represent?

Answer 14

represents the belief that Jesus won a victory over death and they can share in the resurrection and have eternal life.

Question 15

what does the incense being burned and smoke rising symbolise?

Answer 15

symbolises the soul of the deceased ascending to heaven to have eternal life with God.

Question 16

how is mass celebrated with?

Answer 16

readings and prayers focused on the Christian hope of eternal life.

Question 17

what does the priest explain after the litergy of the words that comes homily?

Answer 17

the meaning of the readings.

Question 18

what does the homily normally includes?

Answer 18

a tribute to the person who has died

Question 19

what music is played traditionally at the funeral?

Answer 19

Faure’s Requiem

Question 20

what do christians believe that music does?

Answer 20

lifts our hearts and minds toward God.

Question 21

what do relatives and friends throw and why?

Answer 21

handfuls of earth into the grave to show that they are sharing in laying their loved one to rest

Question 22

what has singing and music been part of?

Answer 22

has been a part of catholic worship since the earliest days of the church

Question 23

what has christianity continued as they have its roots in judaism?

Answer 23

continued to use the book of Psalms for its prayers

Question 24

what are the psalms?

Answer 24

are poetic and were written to be sung

Question 25

what has psalms become a model for?

Answer 25

christian hymns

Question 26

what is a hymn?

Answer 26

a type of religious song, written for worship or prayer

Question 27

what are catholic hymns often written with?

Answer 27

special or session themes as they are used on holy days such as Christmas, easter or during particular seasons such as Advent and Lent

Question 28

what are other hymns used to encourage for?

Answer 28

the hoy bible or to celebrate practices such as eucharist or baptism

Question 29

what do some hymns praise or address individual saints?

Answer 29

the blessed Virgin Mary

Question 30

what are hymns considered in catholicism?

Answer 30

very common

Question 31

what is the main form of catholic worship?

Answer 31

mass

Question 32

what is important as part of mass?

Answer 32

music as most masses will include hymns at the beginning and ending

Question 33

when do hymns normally happen?

Answer 33

at offertory - bread and wine are taken up and during communion
based on the readings for the day
could be influenced by the liturgical year

Question 34

why do some hymns influenced by the liturgical year?

Answer 34

as you would expect hymns in easter to reflect the joy of the resurrection as that is what catholics are celebrating

Question 35

what is the Requiem Mass?

Answer 35

it is a modified version of the ordinary mass which is said at a catholic funeral

Question 36

why is Gabriel Fauré popular?

Answer 36

one of his most famous species of music is used at a Requiem

Question 37

what dud Faure attempted to do?

Answer 37

to express catholics beliefs about eternal life in his music

Question 38

what did Faure wanted in the requiem?

Answer 38

that you could be sad about the death of loved ones while also hoping that after death, they had gone one to eternal life with god

Question 39

what did Faure did not want to express?

Answer 39

a fear of death

Question 40

what does the requiem focus on?
1. what is the hope for the dead?
2. what are designed to lift the music skywards? what is the hope for this?
3. how does Faure’s music help?

Answer 40

1. the hope that the dead will be in heaven and share eternal life with god
2. the harps, violins and angelic sopranos are designed to lift the music skyward in the hope that the prayers of the funeral go to god
3. Faure’s music helps the grieving to have faith, comfort and hope

Question 41

what does the requiem not focus on?

Answer 41

sadness but focus on the peaceful and fear-free nature of death

Question 42

what does the music bring a sense of?

Answer 42

calm and peace