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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][[b]quote=Anonymous]My father just passed away and we are getting ready to do all of this. My mom wants "Prayer of St Francis" and "Let There Be Peace on Earth". I would like "On Eagle's Wings". I really like "Here I Am, Lord", "Be Not Afraid", and "Be With Me, Lord" but I am worried I won't be able to keep it together.[/quote][/b]

To OP - [b]the Catholic Church has taken a strong position on what kind of music is appropriate for a funeral[/b] (no more "Danny Boy").  The ones you list may be OK with the exception of "let there be peace on earth".  You need to clear all songs with clergy in advance.  Also [i]the focus of the Mass is supposed to be the Mass[/i] so tributes or personal stories about the deceased are usually discouraged.  The local priest  or women's guild will be able to walk you through acceptable musical selections.[/quote]

PP, this is not true at all.  I grew up Catholic and we sang these all the time and not just at funerals.  I am now a lapsed Catholic but my extended family still attend church and these songs are still sung.  (My uncle died a couple of years ago and Danny Boy was the recessional "hymn.")

A funeral Mass for an individual is definitely [b]about the individual.[/b]  Yes, some times the priest eulogizes if they know the deceased, but there are definitely friends and families who speak at a funeral mass in a Catholic church.  Certain churches may follow stricter rules about the kind of music played, but these are self-imposed by the pastor--not established church doctrine.

Please try to be helpful to people in crisis/grieving.[/quote]

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