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  • The funeral rites
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Statistics

 Approaching death

In 2005, approximately 62 million persons died every year in the world, that is an average of 170 000 persons a day. Whatever is the cause, every death brings a heavy part of sufferings - the ultimate moments of the one who leaves, the trouble of those who stay-, rites of burial - of some membership they are-, a mourning to be surmounted, a memory to be (...)

Care for the dying

 Approaching death

« Human life is sacred and inviolable, at each of its stages and in every situation. A human being can never lose his dignity, whatever his physical, psychological or interpersonal condition may (...)

The fear of death

 Approaching death

In our societies, death is very present, (« Death is everywhere, the dead are nowhere… » Damien Le Guay) and yet also considered taboo : we have lost with regard to death the natural familiarity of (...)

The Church Ceremony

 The funeral rites

The funeral service is the final farewell to the deceased person. It is also where the living community can be involved at this beginning of eternal life that the Church celebrates from the (...)

Placing in the Coffin

 The funeral rites

The placing of the deceased in the coffin is something normally carried out by the funeral directors before the coffin is closed, followed by the funeral.

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