The staff and Augustinian Friars at the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia extend our heartfelt sympathy and prayers as you mourn the loss of your loved one.
Through private prayer and public funeral rites, we comfort those who mourn, strengthen our faith and hope, and bury the bodily remains of our beloved deceased with care. It is our sincerest desire that the funeral liturgy for your loved one will represent a celebration of their life on earth and the promise of eternal life that is to come.
Arranging the Funeral Liturgy
Arranging a funeral or memorial service can be mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally exhausting. The staff and Augustinian Friars at the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia are here to help you and your family prepare for this kind of moment, and appropriately remember your loved one in a beautiful way.
If you would like to plan a funeral liturgy at the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, please have the funeral home director contact our Shrine Office at 215-546-8333.
Once the funeral liturgy is scheduled, one of our Augustinian Friars will contact you directly to discuss additional funeral arrangements and to learn more about your loved one.
Preparing for the Funeral Liturgy
To help prepare for your conversation with one of our Friars, feel free to use our Funeral Booklet and Funeral Liturgy Form (found below) to choose appropriate readings and hymns for the funeral liturgy. You can share your selections with the Friar when you meet with him, through the funeral home director, or by calling the Shrine Office.
Please also refer to the Funeral Booklet for our eulogy guidelines at the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Funeral Booklet
Funeral Liturgy Form
“In him the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned, that those saddened by the certainty of dying might be consoled by the promise of immortality to come. Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven.”
The Roman Missal
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