The Catholic funeral rites have three stages (Vigil, Funeral Mass and Committal) that take us through the grief process and are related to the principle Catholic beliefs of dying, death and the afterlife. The Vigil is the initial rite celebrated by the community after the death of the person. People offer both prayer and comfort to the family of the deceased here. In the Vigil service, reading, reflecting on the Word of God is and …showed first 75 words of 596 total…

…showed last 75 words of 596 total…Florida. Available from: http://www.icctampa.org/FuneralRites.htm 4)Steinmetz. J. 2006. About religion and Spirituality. Available from: http://catholicism.about.com/od/deathdyingafterlife/f/prefritesff04.htm 5) Unknown. 2006. St Justin Martyr. Roman Catholic Church: Jesus centred and purpose driver. Available from: http://www.sjm87.org/catholic_funeral_rites.htm The teacher said it was good but some of my explanations were vague. I needed more links between the Catholic Funeral Rites and the principal Catholic beliefs.