Holy Infant offers personal guidance to parishioners who would like to pre-plan their funeral arrangements. Planning in advance lifts the burden on your family and gives them some relief in knowing that they are carrying out your wishes. Planning your funeral is much like making your will and the document can be revised throughout your lifetime. We can guide you through decisions that include the choice of music, readings, eulogy, medical decisions, health care power of attorney, and obituary information and Rite of Committal arrangements (including purchasing a Columbarium niche). Call the office at 919-544-7135 to begin this process.
Options for Readings & Responsorial Psalm
First Readings from the Old Testament
First Readings from the New Testament (Easter season only)
Responsorial Psalms
Second Readings from the New Testament
Gospel Readings
Options for Music
Entrance Procession
Amazing Grace
Be Not Afraid (Dufford)
Be Thou My Vision*
Come Thou Font of Every Blessing
For All the Saints
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
How Great Thou Art
I Heard the Voice of Jesus
Morning Has Broken
On Eagles Wings (Joncas)
Ye Watchers & Ye Holy Ones
Preparation of the Gifts/Offertory
All Will Be Well (Warner)*
At the Name of Jesus (Walker)
Ave Maria (Schubert)*
Be Still and Know That I Am God (Manalo)*
Blessed Are You (Hart)
Blessed Are You/Mapapalad Kayo (Manalo)
Christ, Be our Light (Farrell)
Covenant Hymn (Cooney/Daigle)*
Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (Landry)*
Lead, Kindly Light (Warner)*
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Sands)*
Memorare - Remember O most gracious Mary (Hess)*
O God, You Search Me (Farrell)
There is a Balm in Gilead (Spiritual)*
These Alone Are Enough (Schutte/Ignatius)*
This is Not Forever (Hart)*
You Alone (Hart)*
Communion
Be Not Afraid (Dufford)
Blessed Are You (Hart)
Blessed Are You/Mapapalad Kayo (Manalo)
Bread of Angels (Stephan)*
Come to the Water (Foley)
Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
I am the Bread of Life (Toolan)
In Every Age (Whitaker)*
Lead, Kindly Light (Warner)*
The Lord is My Light (Walker)*
On Eagles Wings (Joncas)
Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen)
Soul of Christ - Anima Christi (Hess)*
Stand By Me (Kendzia)*
Ubi Caritas (Hurd)
Worthy is the Lamb (Manalo)
Recessional
Litany of Saints (“Pray for her/him”)
Amazing Grace
Christ Be Beside Me (St Patrick’s Breastplate)*
Day is Done*
For All the Saints
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
How Can I Keep From Singing
How Great Thou Art
Lead Me, Lord (Becker)
Lord of All Hopefulness
May the Road Rise to Meet You (True)*
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Sing With All the Saints in Glory
These Alone Are Enough (Schutte/Ignatius)*
You Have Called Us (Farrell)
* These pieces would also be appropriate for a prelude or a song of reflection after Communion