The Pastoral Staff here at Our Lady of Victory is here to help you through this process at this most difficult time, and meet with you to help plan the Liturgy. Please know your loved one will be on our thoughts and placed within our prayers.
The words below, taken from the Order of Christian Funerals, express the sure and certain hope of the community of Our Lady of Victory Parish that God, who created all men and women in love, will not fail us at the time of death.
“In the face of death, the Church confidently proclaims that God has created each person for eternal life and that Jesus, the Son of God, by his death and resurrection, has broken the chains of sin and death that bound humanity. Christ “achieved his task of redeeming humanity and giving perfect glory to God, principally by the paschal mystery of his blessed passion, resurrection from the dead, and glorious ascension.” (Order of Christian Funerals, No. 1)
“At the death of a Christian, whose life of faith was begun in the waters of baptism and strengthened at the Eucharistic table, the Church intercedes on behalf of the deceased because of its confident belief that death is not the end nor does it break the bonds forged in life. The Church also ministers to the sorrowing and consoles them in the funeral’ rites with the comforting Word of God and the Sacrament of the Eucharist.” (Order of Christian Funerals, No. 4)
The Funeral Liturgy, within, or outside of the context of a Mass, allows us the opportunity to come together and minister to one another in this difficult moment, while at the same time celebrating a new life promised through the resurrection.
For planning purposes, please download, complete and return the FUNERAL FORMS PACKET to Deacon Ric or the Parish Office. We will also make every effort to meet personally with the family and discuss the Liturgy and Remembrance notes.
Rev. Denis Theroux, Pastor
Deacon Ric Misiak, Pastoral Associate