(Folk) Catholic Mourning?
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i just learned that my aunt passed away. my head is spinning and i feel so numb. i want to pray, i know i’m going to be praying the rosary profusely tonight. but i’ll be honest, all of the other catholic ways of praying for and honoring the dead have completely slipped my mind
if anyone could please just remind me of different ways catholics grieve and mourn i would really appreciate it. i know i know them but i just can’t remember them right now.
i would also love to hear about folk (catholic, ideally) ways of going about funerary rites and prayers, especially especially especially appalachian folk practices, and even more especially if they’re from the Southwest PA region. that side of my family also has slovakian, czech, and irish roots. any christian folk traditions from those cultures would also be appreciated.
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i’m gonna keep this pinned instead of my introduction for a short while because if anyone with this knowledge happens to find my page i want them to see this first.
