According to the information provided by Chang Lao, the director of the Funeral Education Society of the Republic of China, Christians do not need to hold a soul-inducing ceremony after resting, because they believe that a Christian's soul will return to his original residence "paradise home" after death, so there is no need to set up a mourning hall at home. If there is, it is simply a place for relatives and friends to commemorate. Generally speaking, except in special circumstances, Christians will first move their bodies to the funeral home and sort them out, and then their families will discuss with priests and etiquette companies the ways and processes during the mourning period and the whole rest worship.
The whole process of Christian funeral ceremony, such as funeral and farewell (rest) worship, takes about one hour and thirty minutes. Pastors usually discuss the whole worship process with their families.
Farewell (rest) worship includes worship, gratitude, commemoration, comfort and preaching. In terms of arranging the date, it is best to hold a family memorial service around 10 to 14 days. Usually rest for about seven days. There is no need to choose a day, just choose a day that is convenient for everyone to attend, because Christians believe that every day is a good day given by God. In terms of auditorium layout and supplies, based on the principle of actual needs and practicality, we save without extravagance, sacrifice, canned mountains and elegiac couplets, mainly with elegant white flowers. The anniversary memorial service is church-style or family-style, including commemorating, comforting and praising the Lord.
In terms of cemeteries, most of them are buried in pure Christian cemeteries, which is convenient for saving graves every year. And because of the same belief, you don't have to look at the direction of Feng Shui, burn incense, burn paper money, or sacrifice. They are all commemorated with flowers. The whole ceremony was neat, beautiful and solemn.
If burial is adopted, the ceremony can be divided into three stages: burial, farewell (rest) worship and burial. Farewell (rest) worship can be held in funeral homes or churches. If he dies in the hospital, he will be buried in the morgue and then transferred to the church for farewell (rest) worship and burial.
Cremation involves a "cremation" process, and the ceremony is divided into four stages: burial, farewell (rest) worship, cremation and burial. You can also be cremated first and then go to church to say goodbye (rest in peace).
Christian immigrants think it is gratifying to go to heaven after their parents died, and never cry or mourn. Don't bow to the coffin; If non-Christian relatives and friends bow to the coffin, it is not forbidden, but the dutiful son only stands by the coffin and cannot reply to the guests. At least some Jesuits strictly follow the above ceremony. This is the difference between Chinese and western etiquette. Now the funeral memorial service procedures are recorded as follows:
Memorial service program
Be with Christ
Very good (Philippians 1: 23)
Mrs. XXX's memorial service
Time: after the Lord × year × month × day × noon × hour
Location: XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX.
First of all, the prelude ..................................................................... belt.
Second, sing a poem (my home is in the sky) .......................................................'s graduation ode.
Third, pray for ....................................................................
Fourth, dedicate poems (this world is not my home) ................................................... Choir
Verb (abbreviation of verb) is a brief introduction to ... ................................................................. survivor representative.
Six, poetry (resurrection in me) ..................................................... youth poetry class
Seven, reading classics (the first four chapters, chapters 13 to 17) ........................................... ×××
Eight, poetry (true love) ....................................................... ×××
IX. Witness Testimony ................................................................... ××××××
X. Poetry dedication (after sunset) ..................................................... Choir
XI. Read ......................................................... Funeral Committee.
Twelve, the funeral will thank ............................................... on behalf of the survivors of the funeral committee.
Thirteen, sing a poem (reunion) ....................................................... congregation.
Fourteen, the guests stood up to mourn (funeral music) ................................................... guests.
Fifteen. Begging ................................................................. ×××××
Sixteen, Temple Music (Funeral) ........................................................... Belt
funeral
.......................................................................'s choir dedicated to poetry.
Begging ....................................................................... ×××
Sing a poem (farewell) in praise of the congregation. ..............................................................
Texts from Confucian classics or religious classics
As for those who are asleep, we don't want our brothers not to know, lest you be hurt like those who have no hope. If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will also bring those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. Now we will tell you something according to the word of the Lord. We who live and remain until the arrival of the Lord must never be in front of those who have fallen asleep, for the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a cry, the voice of an archangel and the trumpet of God, and those who have died in Christ will rise first. In the future, we who are still alive will be lifted up in the clouds with them and meet the Lord in the air, so that we will be with the Lord forever.
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If your great-grandfather's wife doesn't have a church, where does she go to worship? Do you have any good friends or priests who can help you solve those problems?