Dor�hea

Funeral Mass

Alice Dorothea Zerafa27 July 1941 ~ 10 September 2021

GATHERING RITE

CALL TO PRAYER

Priest: Our sister, Dorothea, has died. We gather to give praise and thanks to God as we honour her life.All: We remember and give thanks.Priest: We gather to remember Dorothea, to commend her to God, to pray that Christ the Word made Fleshwill welcome her into the new and eternal Jerusalem, where with all the angels and saints,she will give glory to God.All: We remember and give thanks.Priest: Let us welcome her body into our midst.

ENTRANCE PROCESSION AND HYMNAmazing Grace – by Susan Boyle

PLACING OF SYMBOLS

Placing of the PallPriest: On the day of her baptism our sister, Dorothea, was clothed in Christ, and given the flame of faith.All: May the risen Christ now enfold her in his love, set her free and bring her to the fullness of life.

Placing of the CrossPriest: In baptism Dorothea was marked with the sign of the Cross and in life's struggle she experienced the pain of the cross.All: May she now share in Christ's victory over sin and death.

Placing of the MissalPriest: In life Dorothea cherished the Gospel of Christ. May Christ now greet her with these words of eternal promise:All: Come blessed, to my Father!

Placing of the Rosary BeadsPriest: In life Dorothea prayed the mystery of Christ through the Rosary.All: May Christ now welcome her to the throne of grace.

COLLECT

Priest: O God, almighty Father, Who have strengthened us by the mystery of the Cross and promise us a share in the mystery of your Son's Resurrection, mercifully grant, we pray, that your departed servant Dorothea may be gathered into the company of your chosen ones. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING - Greg A READING FROM THE BOOK OF WISDOM (3: 1-6, 9)The souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God, no torment shall ever touch them. In the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die, their going looked like a disaster, their leaving us, like annihilation, but they are in peace. If they experienced punishment as men see it, their hope was rich with immortality; slight was their affliction, great will their blessing be. God has put them to the test and proved them worthy to be with him; he has tested them like gold in a furnace, and accepted them as a holocaust. They who trust in him will understand the truth, those who are faithful will live with him in love; for grace and mercy await those he has chosen.The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSE - Kerry

Reader: The Lord is kind and merciful

All: The Lord is kind and merciful

Reader: The Lord is compassion and love, Slow to anger and rich in mercy.He does not treat us according to our sinsNor repay us according to our faults. All: The Lord is kind and merciful

Reader: As a father has compassion on his childrenThe Lord has pity on those who fear Him;For He knows of what we are made,He remembers that we are dust.

All: The Lord is kind and merciful

Reader: As for a man, his days are like grass;He flowers like the flower of the field;The wind blows and he is goneAnd his place never sees him again.

All: The Lord is kind and merciful

Reader: But the love of the Lord is everlasting upon those who hold Him in fear; his justice reaches out to children's children when they keep His covenant in truth.All: The Lord is kind and merciful

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (stand)

All: Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the Resurrection and the Life, says the Lord: he who believes in me will not die forever. Alleluia

GOSPEL

Priest: The Lord be with youAll: And with your spirit.Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to All: Glory to you, O Lord.Priest: The Gospel of the LordAll: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY (sit)

WORDS OF REMEMBRANCE - Carmen

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION - Martine and Alice (stand)

Priest: Let us pray to our God for Dorothea and those dear to her.

Reader: Dorothea had shown tremendous strength and will in her life. Her unconditional dedication to her family and her faith gave us a woman with amazing courage. May we pray for all people that they too can seek comfort and hope in Gods love. Lord, hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: Lord we pray that Dorothea great strength and compassion will help all those that knew her gain inspiration from her life. Lord, hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: Lord, we thank you for the life of Dorothea for the unconditional love and the endless joy she bought to all those around her. We pray that her treasured soul is now at peace. Lord, hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: God help us to comfort one another in our grief, finding light in time of darkness and faith in time of doubt. Lord, hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer. Reader: Dorothea was nourished with your body and your blood at the table of the Lord: grant her a place at the table in your heavenly kingdom. Lord, hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer Reader: For all us assembled here to worship in faith, that we may be gathered together again in God's kingdom. Lord hear us.All: Lord hear our prayer.

All: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS

INVITATION TO PRAYER

Priest: Pray, brethren that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory o his Dorothea, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Priest: Look with favour, O Lord, on your servant Dorothea, For whom we offer you the sacrifice of praise, Humbly entreating that, reconciled with you through these devoted offices, she may merit to rise again to life.Through Christ our Lord.

SANCTUS

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the Dorothea of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

All: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

COMMUNION RITE

FRACTION RITE

Lamb of God All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

REFLECTIONHere I am Lord – by John Michael Talbot

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: Renewed by this life-giving Sacrament, we pray, O Lord, that the soul of your sister Dorothea, to whom you gave a part in your covenant, may be purified by the power of this mystery and rejoice without end in the peace of Christ. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

FINAL COMMENDATION

The symbols of the Christian life are now removed by those who placed them.

Priest: Before we take Dorothea to her final resting place, let us take our leave of her. May our farewell express our love for her; may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope.One day we shall joyfully greet her again when the love of Christ, which conquers all things, destroys even death itself.

SIGNS OF FAREWELL

Priest: With water, and with incense we farewell Dorothea.Priest: Saints of God, come to her aid!Come to meet her angels of the Lord!

All: Receive her soul and present her to God the Most High.

Priest: May Christ who called you, take you to himself;may angels lead you to Abraham's side.

All: Receive her soul and present her to God the Most High.

Priest: Give her eternal rest, O Lord, and may your light shine on her for ever.

All: Receive her soul and present her to God the Most High.

PRAYER OF COMMENDATION

Priest: Into your hands, God of mercies, we commend our sister, Dorothea, in the sure and certain hope that together with all who have died in Christ, she will rise with him on the last day.We give you thanks for the blessings which you have bestowed upon her in life: they are signs to us of your goodness and of our union with the saints in Christ. Grant her eternal rest.All: Amen.

Priest: In peace let us take our sister, Dorothea, to her place of rest.

PROCESSION RECESSIONAL MUSICAve Maria – by Celine Dion

Tribute Funeral Services 1-29/39 Westwood Drive Ravenhall 3023 Tel: 9449 5236

Martin and family wish to thank you for your prayers and support at this time, it is deeply appreciated.

We thank you for the friendship that you have given mum over the years, and we know that each of you have your

own special memories of her.

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church - MeltonGisborne Cemetery

10:00am Tuesday 21 September 2021