Through Death to Life: Preparing to Celebrate the Funeral Mass

by Joseph M. Champlin

Book Overview

More than one million bereaved Catholic families have drawn comfort from the pastoral wisdom of Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin (1930-2008) in Through Death to Life since its original publication in 1979. This leading Catholic funeral planning resource contains all of the approved lectionary readings and other liturgical texts needed to celebrate a funeral Mass. Two distinct numbering systems in the volume coincide with official liturgical books...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594712832
• ISBN13: 9781594712838
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Funeral Preparation

This is a handy resource for planning funerals. In particular, it is helpful in that it includes all of the readings from the Ritual.

Through Death to Life

Great resource book. Our Lazarus Committee uses it and gives it to families to help in planning the funeral mass.

Wonderful Book!

An insigntful book which will support anyone interested in the Ministry of Consolation.