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1688 The liturgy of the Word during funerals demands very careful preparation because the assembly present for the funeral may include some faithful who rarely attend the liturgy, and friends of the deceased who are not Christians. The homily in particular must "avoid the literary genre of funeral eulogy" ¹⁸⁹ and illumine the mystery of Christian death in the light of the risen Christ.

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189 OCF 41.

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