Christian beliefs suggest that a funeral should be a celebration rather than a mourning period, for the departed’s journey towards eternal life begins as their life on earth ends. It is for this very reason that Christian funeral services are very spirited, because they strongly uphold the belief that the deceased has found an eternal abode in the House of God.
It is a Christian belief that death is a good thing-the soul finally gets released from the world of pain and goes into the path of eternal happiness. That the deceased is finding happiness in heaven and is with the Lord Himself is a relieving thought that lessens the pain of the shock that death brings to family and friends.
Generally, a priest is the main officiator at a Christian funeral ceremony. They are normally held at the church which the dead person used to visit during his or her lifetime. Though the service does not have a casket generally, but when it is being conducted in a funeral home, casket is normally present. Usually, Christian funeral ceremony does not have the practice of displaying the body of the dead person.
The funeral service is conducted to remember the dead person, and it starts with singing of religious hymns and recitals from the Holy Scriptures and the Bible. After this comes a short elocution from the priest and subsequently a mass prayer by all those who have assembled there.
After that comes the time of contemplation and sharing grief by family and friends, when the people gathered voice their sentiments about the deceased and speak of how the person has touched their soul and has left a deep impression. Nowadays, people also do a slideshow on the life of the dead person or play a video recording taken from his or her lifetime.
The ceremony eventually ends with a short fellowship reception at the church, where food is served. Normally, people do not go for a graveside service, but some families that make an exception to this.
Death is a sensitive time. Give your deceased loved ones the funeral they deserve with a peaceful funeral service.
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