If You Are Planning a Catholic Funeral at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church
The preparation of the funeral and all the decisions that you will need to make in the coming days may leave you little time to actually grieve. You may find yourself suddenly feeling overwhelmed with exhaustion and sadness days or weeks after the funeral when all the whirlwind has passed. Take comfort. We are here long after everything is over, and we will continue to travel with you down your journey. Make sure to continue to attend Mass, make contact with family and friends, and allow yourself time to pray when you need it.
Catholic Funeral Masses are a beautiful source of faith, remembrance, and hope. But more so, they are a clear statement of Christian love and hope in the promises of Christ. To attend a funeral Mass is to see before you the words of St. Paul to the Corinthians:
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For that which is corruptible must clothe itself with incorruptibility, and that which is mortal must clothe itself with immortality. And when this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about: Death is swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
Every year, St. Luke hosts a Mass for those who have died over the last year on All Souls Day, November 2nd. We will include your loved one in the intentions for that Mass, and we encourage you to attend. You may also request that your loved one be remembered at other Masses at St. Luke. Please call or visit our office so that we may assist you.