Funerals
On behalf of Immaculate Conception Parish we wish to extend our sympathy to you and your family upon the death of your loved one.
Following this, is the Funeral Planning Book.
Available for download are the Funeral Planning Book and the Funeral Planning Worksheet.
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Note: both the Funeral Planning Book and Funeral Planning Worksheet are in PDF Booklet format Please use the booklet printing option to print |
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For downloadable/printable booklets choose the following:
Click Here for the Funeral Planning Book
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Following is an online copy of the Funeral Planning Book
At the Funeral Liturgy we will be celebrating the Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are providing this Booklet to give you the opportunity to help plan the Funeral Liturgy. You are asked to choose one reading from the Old Testament, and one reading from the New Testament. We are also providing you with a selection of Songs that would be appropriate to use for the Liturgy as well.
Following the policy of the Diocese of Cleveland it is recommended that if a family member would like to give a eulogy they would give it in the more intimate setting of the Funeral Home, or the bereavement luncheon.
Please know of our continued prayer and support for you and your family.
Rev. Michael J. Troha
Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish
This is a selection of Readings from the Old Testament, please choose one reading for the First Reading.
Job 19:1, 23-27
A reading from the book of Job
Then Job answered and said: Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record: that with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever! But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust; whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another's, shall behold him, and from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with longing.
The Word of the Lord
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Wisdom 3:1-6. 9
A reading from the book of Wisdom
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with the elect.
The Word of the Lord
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Wisdom 4:7-14
A reading from the book of Wisdom
But the just man, though he die early, shall be at rest. For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, nor can it be measured in terms of years. Rather, understanding is the hoary crown for men, and an unsullied life, the attainment of old age. He who pleased God was loved; he who lived among sinners was transported -- snatched away, lest wickedness pervert his mind or deceit beguile his soul; for the witchery of paltry things obscures what is right and the whirl of desire transforms the innocent mind. Having become perfect in a short while, he reached the fullness of a long career; for his soul was pleasing to the LORD, therefore he sped him out of the midst of wickedness. But the people saw and did not understand, nor did they take this into account.
The Word of the Lord
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Isaiah 25: 6. 7-9
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. On that day it will be said: "Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the LORD for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
The Word of the Lord
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Daniel 12:1-3
A reading from the book of the prophet Daniel
[I, Daniel, mourned and I heard this word of the Lord:] "At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; It shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake; some shall live forever, others shall be an everlasting horror and disgrace. But the wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament, and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalms:
To be sung
Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I Shall Want
Psalm 23 Because the Lord is My Shepherd
Psalm 25 To You, O Lord
Psalm 25 I Lift Up My Soul
Psalm 27 The Goodness of the Lord
Psalm 27 Remember Your Love
Psalm 31 Father, Into Your Hands
Psalm 42 Just like a Deer
Psalm 91 Be with Me, O God
Psalm 91 On Eagles’ Wings
Psalm 103 Loving and Forgiving
Psalm 139 O Lord, I know YOU ARE NEAR
This is a selection of Readings from the New Testament, please choose one reading for the Second Reading.
Romans 6:3-4. 8-9
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.
The Word of the Lord
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Romans 5:1-11
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans
Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life. Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
The Word of the Lord
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Philippians 3:20-21
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Philippians
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself.
The Word of the Lord
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Revelation 14:13
A reading from the book of Revelation
I, John, heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," said the Spirit, "let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them."
The Word of the Lord
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Revelation 20:1-5a,6b-7
A Reading from the book of Revelation
I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, God himself will always be with them as their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or morning, wailing or pain, for the old order has passed away.” The One who sat on the throne said, “Behold I make all things new.” I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water. The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he will be my son.
The word of the Lord
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2 Corinthians 5:1. 6-10
A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians
For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven. So we are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yet we are courageous, and we would rather leave the body and go home to the Lord. Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.
The Word of the Lord
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore, console one another with these words.
The Word of the Lord.
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2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18
A Reading from the second letter of Paul to Timothy
For I am already on the point of being sacrificed, the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
The Word of the Lord.
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1 John 3: 14-16
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John
Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
The word of the Lord.
Musical selections for the Funeral Liturgy
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Legend:
E Entrance
O Offertory
C Communion
COM Commendation
R Recessional