Funeral Liturgy – please contact the priest of your area via the Parish Centre.
Funeral Arrangements
The loss of a family member, friend or loved one brings a sense of grief, loss and change to all our lives. We wish to be there in whatever way we can to support people who are bereaved.
Contact with priest:
The first person to contact when making funeral arrangements is the undertaker who will inform the priests of the funeral arrangements. The priest responsible for the funeral will be the priest with pastoral responsibility for that area of the parish. It is important to make contact with him as soon as possible to discuss preparations for the removal and the Funeral Mass. He will help with the choice of readings/prayers/music for the Mass.
Funeral Mass
Funeral Weekday Mass Times:
Cathedral: 11.00am; Bóthar na Naomh Church: 11.00 a.m.
(If there is a Funeral Mass in Bóthar na Naomh Church – the Cathedral 11.00 a.m. will be transferred to Bóthar na Naomh Church – in other words there will not be two Masses on the day of a Funeral, Monday to Saturday.
Funeral Sunday Mass Times:
Cathedral: 11.00 a.m.; Bóthar na Naomh Church: 9.30 a.m.
It is important that the funeral mass be well prepared between the family and the celebrant beforehand. Appropriate scripture reading should be chosen and proclaimed well. Sometimes immediate family members, because of their grief and pain, are not ready to read, and this should be given to others. Music enhances all liturgy and helps greatly in the celebration of Funerals. During the liturgy it is important that appropriate hymns are used. Secular music is not encouraged. At the beginning of the mass family members may be invited to bring symbols of their loved ones to the sanctuary. Only the Bread and Wine should be brought forward at the Offertory time.
Burial:
The celebrant of the mass will accompany the family to the graveside for the final prayers of committal.
Thurles Undertakers
| Hugh Ryan’s, Slievenamon Rd., Thurles. | Tel: 0504-21704/ 086 8058865 |
| Dan Kennedy, Dublin Road, Thurles. | Tel: 0504 23422/ 087 9253431 |
| Seamus Power, Moyne Road, Thurles. | Tel: 0504 23393/ 087 2752722 |
| Denis Egan, Willowmere Drive, Thurles. | Tel: 0504 22729. |