1687. The greeting of the community. A greeting of faith begins the celebration. Relatives and friends of the deceased are welcomed with a word of “consolation” (in the New Testament sense of the Holy Spirit’s power in hope).187 The community assembling in prayer also awaits the “words of eternal life.” the death of a member of the community (or the anniversary of a death, or the seventh or fortieth day after death) is an event that should lead beyond the perspectives of “this world” and should draw the faithful into the true perspective of faith in the risen Christ.
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253. How is Baptism prefigured in the Old Covenant?
20. What is the Canon of Scripture?
308. To whom is the absolution of some sins reserved?
227. What is the sacramental character?
324. What place does the sacrament of Holy Orders have in the divine plan of salvation?
203. What is meant by the “resurrection of the body”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How to be generous and share with those in need?
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
