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My name is Carla, I'm 16 and live in Australia.
I realize you won't answer questions for homework,
but I have this ethnographic assignment where
I need to ask a priest of the Catholic faith
about funeral and death rituals. (It is also
for my own interests as well!) A reply to
the following questions would be great!
What small rituals/ceremonies take place
just prior to death?
Immediately after death, what is done
to prepare the body?
What is the usual form/pattern of the
funeral ritual?
What symbols are used during the funeral
ritual?
What transforming power takes place during
the ritual?
If you could answer any one of those questions,
that would be amazing!
Thanks in advance!
Carla
{
Questions
on the Church's rituals and ceremonies that
take place just prior to death. }
Bob
replied:
Carla,
You are right in saying we don't
answer homework questions, but let
me point you in the right direction.
The "last rights", or Sacrament
of the Sick also known as the Anointing
of the Sick, which was formerly called "Extreme
Unction" is performed for the
sick and dying.
Try looking up information on that.
Peace,
Bob Kirby
Mary
Ann replied:
Carla —
None of us are Catholic priests,
so we don't fill the bill. As for
the questions, they are asked from
a sociological point of view. Some
of the answers depend on the culture
of the local Church, and the others
would be available in the Book of
Rites, which you can peruse online
or buy.
If you need to ask a priest, ask
a priest.
He would be glad to help.
Mary Ann
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