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  2. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Filipino Catholic and Aglipayan veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called Undás (based on the word for "[the] first", the Spanish andas or possibly honra), Todos los Santos (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes Áraw ng mga Patáy (lit.

  3. Last rites - Wikipedia

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    The Latin Church of the Catholic Church defines Last Rites as Viaticum (Holy Communion administered to someone who is dying), and the ritual prayers of Commendation of the Dying, and Prayers for the Dead. [5] The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is usually postponed until someone is near death.

  4. Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines

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    A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.

  5. List of mortuary customs - Wikipedia

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    Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven; Bed burial is a type of burial in which the deceased person is buried in the ground, lying upon a bed. Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship or boat. It is regularly performed by navies, and is ...

  6. Catholic funeral - Wikipedia

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    Catholic funeral service at St Mary Immaculate Church, Charing Cross. A Catholic funeral is carried out in accordance with the prescribed rites of the Catholic Church.Such funerals are referred to in Catholic canon law as "ecclesiastical funerals" and are dealt with in canons 1176–1185 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, [1] and in canons 874–879 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. [2]

  7. Beatification - Wikipedia

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    Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.

  8. Veneration - Wikipedia

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    Veneration in Noto of a niche statue of Conrad of Piacenza. Veneration (Latin: veneratio; Greek: τιμάω timáō), [a] or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. [1] Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions.

  9. Epitaphios (liturgical) - Wikipedia

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    The Epitaphios (Greek: Ἐπιτάφιος, epitáphios, or Ἐπιτάφιον, epitáphion, meaning "upon the tomb"; Slavonic: Плащаница, plashchanitsa; Arabic: نعش, naash) is a Christian religious icon, typically consisting of a large, embroidered and often richly adorned cloth, bearing an image of the dead body of Christ, often accompanied by his mother and other figures ...