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Funerals: The Christian’s Last Passover |
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The Christian funeral is a liturgical celebration of the Church. The ministry of the Church in this instance aims at expressing efficacious communion with the deceased, at the participation in that communion of the community gathered for the funeral, and at the proclamation of eternal life into the community. (Catechism of the Catholic Church n.1680)
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All the Sacraments, and principally those of Christian initiation, have as their goal the last Passover of the child of God which, through death, leads him into the life of the Kingdom. Then what he confessed in faith and hope will be fulfilled: “ I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church n. 1680)
Funerals at St Patrick’s Cathedral are arranged with and for Parishioners of the Cathedral Parish and done so by appointment. At St John the Evangelist East Melbourne funerals are arranged by appointment for Parishioners in both English and/or Vietnamese.
It is customary to make an offering to the Church on the occasion of a funeral. The customary donation for the use of St. Patrick’s Cathedral is $500 and $450 at St John the Evangelist Church East Melbourne. The stipend for funerals is $300 for both
St Patrick’s Cathedral and St John’s East Melbourne.
Please note that if you do not live within the Parish, we ask that you make contact with your own local Catholic Parish Church and have the funeral celebrated locally amidst the people who gather there regularly to celebrate their union with one another, the Church, Jesus and God.
For further information about arranging Funerals at the Cathedral or at Saint John’s East Melbourne, please contact the Parish Administration on 9662 2233.
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Sacraments