Alternative Funeral Service - Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru

THE COLLECT
The minister invites the people to pray, silence is kept and the minister says this or
another suitable Collect
Merciful Father,
hear our prayers and comfort us;
renew our trust in your Son,
whom you raised from the dead;
strengthen our faith
that all who have died in the love of Christ
will share in his resurrection;
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Either one or two readings from Scripture precede the Gospel reading.
At the end of each the reader may say
Either
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
Or
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The psalm or canticle follows the first reading; other hymns or songs may be used
between the readings.
Gospel Reading
An acclamation may herald the Gospel reading.
One of the following may be used
Alleluia, Alleluia,
God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son.
cf. John 3.16
Or
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Blessed are those who die in the Lord.
Now they can rest for ever after their work.
cf. Revelation 14.13
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