The Life Of Christ And The Death Of A Loved One
Crafting The Funeral Homily
A Funeral Homily For TheTransfiguration (August 6)*
Canticle: Nunc Dimittis
Picture, if you will, a small child learning to walk. The parents stand a few yards apart. The first parent directs the child toward the other parent. At first the child looks back to the first parent for encouragement. But at a critical moment near the middle of the journey, the child starts looking ahead to the second parent, puts out his or her hands, and hurries into the welcoming arms (borrowed from Demetrius Dumm in Flowers in the Desert, page 95).