Catholic Funeral

melv16 | 16:31 Fri 14th Aug 2015 | Society & Culture

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I've just got back from a requiem mass and I'm 'king knackered. With all the standing up and sitting down, responding and chanting, bells ringing, incense wafting, etc. I'm going for a lie down :-)

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Don't think so, Murray. Guide me O thou great redeemer and Jerusalem were also sung.

murraymints

not usual...normally bread of heaven and something more upbeatish as ish as it can be...I had where ere you walk at fil's do..he wasn't catholic but nice words

murraymints

could not find Aled as a man singing ..much better

The Builder

Don't know which is worse, Mintzy........... Aled Jones or "Happy Clappy".

The last couple of funerals I went to, we all sang Bob Marley tunes :o)

ummmm

My friend sang this at my dads funeral...

Very moving.

murraymints

not terribly Catholic.but I know..I have done that too ..was the only one that knew the words to lets stay together (Al Gren ) once and did an ..almost solo...not good

murraymints

Ummm..that is just lovely..I have to admit a wee tear is dropping at the words ..thank you so much for that and I send you hugs...

ummmm

What made it so emotional was everyone assumed she was going up to do a reading. They wasn't expecting her to start singing....she has such a beautiful voice as well.

murraymints

what a lovely memory

The Builder

Stop me if I've mentioned this before, but I played the Saxophone at a friend's funeral a while ago. It was "Autumn Leaves", one of his favourite tunes.

During this, a lady said to a friend of mine.......

"That's the sexiest Sax playing I've ever heard ...... and is he single?"

My friend said "yes, he is".

"Oh that's a pity .................. I'm not"

murraymints

there was a sax at that Al Green do too..it was great..I wanted to sing all the time..not respectful though

ummmm