A Nice Funeral

 As I write this (12 Nov 2021), Brenda and I are driving back from a funeral—well really a memorial service—for both parents of one of our friends (no I am not driving). We drove down yesterday because the trip was about 300 miles and the service was at 1030 this AM.

 The memorial service was for both parents. It was a Catholic mass, and one of the parishioners told us that this service was the first where she had seen the priest choked up. The two deceased had been his parishioners for over 40 years.

 I had not been in a Catholic Mass in many years, and the liturgy was very appealing. The sermon was good, the music (a men’s choir of average age 65 or so) was good and the eulogy was especially good. In all it was about a 90-min mass. Afterwards there was a reception in the Fellowship Hall where we could speak with all the family members. The Parish feed us very well, and this allowed us to chat with folks in a relaxed atmosphere, and the food was delicious.

 Christ was honored as were the two who had died. The whole memorial was well done. The deceased were honored and all were comforted. It’s hard to think of a funeral/memorial as “nice” but this one truly was.

 I hope my own funeral is nearly so nice. And that day is not too far off for any of us.