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The Scripture readings below are suggested for Catholic funeral liturgies. Choose one from each grouping.
Readers must be Catholic.
First Reading (Choose one.)- C1) 2 Maccabees 12:43-46
- C2) Job 19:1, 23-27a
- C3) Wisdom 3:1-9 (longer version)
- C3s) Wisdom 3: 1-6, 9 (shorter version)
- C4) Wisdom 4:7-15
- C5) Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9
- C6) Lamentations 3:17-26
- C7) Daniel 12:1-3
During the Easter season, the following readings may also be used for the First Reading.
- C8) Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43 (longer version)
- C8s) Acts of the Apostles 10:34-36, 42-43 (shorter version)
- C9) Revelation 14:13
- C10) Revelation 20:11-21:1
- C11) Revelation 21:1-5a, 6b-7
Responsorial Psalm: (choose one - also listed on the song sheet)
- #30 The Goodness of the Lord
- #551 How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place (DeBruyen)
- #67 In Every Age
- #31 The Lord is my Light (DeBruyen)
- #23, #24, #133 The Lord is my Shepherd
- #689 Shelter Me, O God
Second Reading (Choose one)
- E1) Romans 5:5-11
- E2) Romans 5:17-21
- E3) Romans 6:3-9 (longer version)
- E3s) Romans 6:3-4, 8-9 (shorter version)
- E4) Romans 8:14-23
- E5) Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
- E6) Romans 14:7-9,10c-12
- E7) 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 (longer version)
- E7s) 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (shorter version)
- E8) 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
- E9) 2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1
- E10) 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10
- E11) Philippians 3:20-21
- E12) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
- E13) 2 Timothy 2:8-13
- E14) 1 John 3:1-2
- E15) 1 John 3:14-16
Gospel Readings (Choose one)
- G1) Matthew 5:1-12a
- G2) Matthew 11:25-30
- G3) Matthew 25:1-13
- G4) Matthew 25:31-46
- G5) Mark 15:33-39: 16:1-6 (longer version)
- G5s) Mark 15:33-39 (shorter version)
- G6) Luke 7:11-17
- G7) Luke 12:35-40
- G8) Luke 23:33, 39-43
- G9) Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a (longer version)
- G9s) Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53 (shorter version)
- G10) Luke 24:13-35 (longer version)
- G10s) Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 (shorter version)
- G11) John 5:24-29
- G12) John 6:37-40
- G13) John 6:51-59
- G14) John 11:17-27 (longer version)
- G14s) John 11:21-27 (shorter version)
- G15) John 11:32-45
- G16) John 12:23-28 (longer version)
- G176) John 12:23-26 (shorter version)
- G17) John 14:1-6
- G18) John 17:24-26
- G19) John 19:17-18, 25-39