Faith Traditions
The roadmap for Catholic funeral planning
10 min
Catholic funeral planning has a structure: the vigil, the Funeral Mass, and the Rite of Committal. Each part has its own logistics and its own emotional center.
This video walks through the full three-part rite, the role of the parish, the role of the funeral director, and the small decisions families face at each stage. It also covers what to do when the deceased was Catholic but the family is mixed-tradition.
Vigils has a Catholic-specific planning template with all three parts of the rite built in.
