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  • Eschatology
    • WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE FUNERAL RITE?
      • 1. RECEPTION OF THE BODY: body taken to church/at church doors, coffin sprinkled with holy water/coffin placed beside paschal candle.
        • 2. THE FUNERAL MASS: During eucharistic prayer, a special prayer for the deceased may be said.
          • 3. THE COMMITTAL: End of mass, priest will say prayer to forgive sins/ coffin sprinkled with HW as reminder of baptism/ priest waves smoke from burning incense over coffin/ as coffin blessed, congregation pray or sing/ prayer is said for mourners.
            • 4. AT GRAVE OR CREMATORIUM: 'Our Father' is said/ grave or coffin is sprinkled with HW/ Prayers are said.
    • WHAT TWO TIMES IS THE PASCHAL CANDLE LIT IN THE CHURCH, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
      • Easter vigil: celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
      • Funeral: shows that the deceased person has joined christ in the resurrected life.
    • TEACHINGS FROM THE PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH
      • Showing love, compassion, and kindness is what will lead people on the right path towards heaven.
        • The rich man went to hell because he did not show love, kindness or compassion toards lazarus.
      • It is not possible to move between heaven and hell.
        • Abraham tells the rich man that there is a 'great chasm' (gap) between heaven and hell and it is not possible to move over.
          • Person cannot escape or change their state in hell be repenting after death for the things they did wrong in their physical life.
            • Actions and choices determine how people are judged in the afterlife.
      • Faith in God and following the example and teaching of jesus will result in the reward to heaven
        • Rich man wwanted abraham to warn his brothers to tell them to change their ways. Abraham tells him that everything they need to know and do is already in the scriptures. They need to have faith in God, live good lives.
    • DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HELL
      • Those in hell will remain for eternity with a sense of frustrartion.
      • Those who reject God, who harden their hearts to his love and forgiveness CHOOSE to live for all eternity without God in their life.
      • Hell is the state of separation from God. State of spiritual darkness.
      • God does not want people in hell but respects their choices.
      • God has given every person free will and that means that some will reject God.
        • God accepts that this is the price to pay for creating people who are free.

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