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pr,I.\'*r }r{ hv th* p*.rl*rrl urir',i:t*,r.

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Crr*rnation lfter [h* funurrl l.itur1gr|itt:n t'hr*.rr cri:nr*ti*n ir *hcsen, thi: {lhrrrch rrenmr:pnds thrl thr: htld-rnf th* il*ex.rrld he prr,"mnt firr rh* {rtn;:rslrit*s" Thr prr$*rr0e of th* body h*lps to m*rr tl€ir!-l)'expru,t$ ih* dr$$lt.r' sf lhe hUuis* lmdy rthi*h th* Churthaffirmri in thr-" llrnrgr'.

Funertl l.iturgr. in the Pre*l;nrlrl uf tlrr (lr*rnatrrxl Rtnrrinr'ltt: !l*ly Stlr eurhiriiu$l rhcr hrsh*;ts erf thc l"-nitrxl litatrx hr all*rvr thc c*lchrutt*r ttf l l\rncrrl Utlrgy in thcprtrlffrc* ot lh'i {re.1r13t8tf ffim*1tls of tlif imit],' Tlr" er*nra.q*d r8r]ain$ rf 'he d*c'+ar6d frIf 1,0 be ryrat+tl with thesrmc rr.sp*ct pirun trr thc full hcltly Prirr t* thc lfunrral Liiurl6', thu urn c*ntuiniqq tht crcmuttd rcmuinti le

$laceil ** * rr,ritLbl* st.and *r tjrblr i1r ths plere n*nuslly oc*rpia1 bry the car*et. Ittt Funtrd Limrp b*gin* rcitltthc sprinkling *i hrriy r*utur I ht: [uni.rrul Liturgy ir r:r"iL:hr*h.'d tu; usu*l At thE cnd tlf thr l.urrcrxl L*cry1;t thcJi.nal *rrrrn+ndati+n ralier ptnc*. Ttie mxt ti.rr the .{}rtnElilt8, l ite, Fismi**ltl, arxl fo:nnrittll ate ntlo"pteS nsit$ rhl$ppr,:n *rl lexlu f$r crsm$t{d rcnruinr.

Crernstior :rnrl Cortrrnittsl Priar to thr l'unrrsl Liturlgr'LTJfa thr bud5. ix snrn:ulcd ullrt.rs;' lfur.i,r:d sloo *fh:r' rluutJt, llir, rit* ut fur*l uumn:,:ltdalitltt attrl Cunrtriltal ilq;u3rg at rh* npirr+:tne?r rime.r, ei'*n rh*ugh mtun{rg pricr tn ihe Flrnerul-Lihlr*Y. 1"hr tr'igil rnrl oih4r t't?es lr*al*u arlupp.l-,'ao"fiL.r'u!,ri"rrt. Ihe f':.lririd LrLuqil'-*a;.'Lrs eclcbratcd, buq. Ux; rprirlliux ritc iuri,l ftr:alcnnrrnr:ndf,?itln.tr& ftnrirrlrd rnd rht hturgy c*nt:h:d*r '*'ith tha h'lltilirrg *nrt di*rnirsrl of th* ;ligamhly-

Civie and ltIilitary HonorsOn{-r. C*ristinn gl.rngoh nrlr }* pt*r*cl uear th* cmket or ufl1 chlri,rrg the }irnrrilf litu}Sy, Any r1h*r .ttruhott, f*rc"x[mFlij, nutiunal t']qfiu. srr flrg.i ur inrignir of arxoriatxrnr,i. hrvc nri lrltter: in thr: ]untrul Liturgy {{"tri}r tr{ {hrixtiunf{tn*rirl$" *:t8}. Becarr.:* r,f ihe [ohrFrfit $trltitu]* of ('u] C*tlr*Iir. lqrr*r al rit**, tt is rect,rtruftld*d that erillte$hnnnrs trL* plar,e at the r*nrlu,sion trf rht (:*m$utttl $itr.

&lurieMr:riic frr tht: tunrrti riter rh*ukl h*: rhoxr,n in conrultati*n ui:h rhc pnririh litrrl$'ctxrdinlt$r rnd shoukl hi:

suitralrle fur Cirth*Uc tor:lrlr a$ out];oed ilt the IJ.S. Br*hop's dctuttt€n1" $rn*, Trr Tht [r,"r".1{*t46-r+S}.

$Iini$ter $f the Funenrl Riterfr*:ts. r* tca*hrrs uf iaith ard ririrristrr.r u[ cumfolt, pleride frt Lhc furttnt rites" t;tp**iullg th* I]tais. ltlxu nopriest ir aunilrbls, r'lelrnnr, r.c ministers of th* l}hrd. of the rltar, .rnri. nr chrrily, ;rrtside lt firnrrrnl rit**' lifhen nn

t'ric.ul *r rlrarrutr l: aviulatrk; {ur thc tfua.il arxl rultt,:d lill'r ut thr rite tlf c.;*tutitla[" l lay ur$i:t$r rrxnlrisui*r:ed b,v

lh* prstrrt presirtre*. {Crd*r rrJ fhrirt'irn Fun*rtls, *14}

Ii{lr ntore 3€ueral infornration;'lt* L$fr'* *t ff*rshtpIle n r,$n !,{r"rdi:*ttr arf r'"h}ro, f.ti r**r..t rlrPhrt)le: {tttili) 5ii5.113.12 rtr

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