Funerals and Memorial Liturgies at Holy Rosary

The sadness of death should give way in our liturgy to the promise of resurrected life. Our celebration of a person’s life should reflect our conviction that in Jesus Christ we have life beyond life.

Holy Rosary is pleased to offer its parishioners and friends the complete rites as a means of consolation for the living and grace-filled assistance for the deceased. These rites, which include a funeral Mass, are most properly celebrated in the parish church of the deceased, in the presence of their faith community. Funerals at Holy Rosary are therefore limited to Catholic parishioners and to those with significant ties to the parish.

All remains are treated with the same honor; and the Church takes very seriously its responsibility to offer corporal works of mercy.

Funerals are normally held Monday to Friday mornings, or Saturday afternoons at times depending on clergy and church availability. The recitation of the Rosary often precedes the Mass. When a vigil and rosary is requested, it is held the evening before, most often at the funeral home.

Please see the packet below for more information on planning a funeral at Holy Rosary.