The Catholic funeral rites have three stages (Vigil, Funeral Mass and Committal) that take us through the grief process and are related to the principle Catholic beliefs of dying, death and the afterlife.
The Vigil is the initial rite celebrated by the community after the death of the person. People offer both prayer and comfort to the family of the deceased here. In the Vigil service, reading, reflecting on the Word of God is and calling upon Him through intercessory prayer is done. …
