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Divine Mercy: Fort Wayne’s most beautiful
and affordable funeral home.
Interior of the new All Saints Columbarium
As Fort Wayne’s only not-for-profit funeral home, Divine Mercy’s traditional funeral or cremation services are among the area’s most affordable – in some cases thousands of dollars less for the same amenities!
So regardless of your faith, if you think you may have overpaid for pre-planning services from another funeral home, you can quickly and easily transfer those arrangements to Divine Mercy.
Call 260-426-2044 or visit us at 3500 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, to learn more.
Divine Mercy – Serving all faiths.
DIVINE MERCY FUNERAL HOME CATHOLIC CEMETERY PROVIDES ALL OF THE SERVICES YOU NEED.
We provide care and support to families in their time of need.
Catholic Funeral Rites
The Vigil:
This rite is celebrated by the Christian Community in the time following the death and before the funeral liturgy. It is a time when loved ones show their respect and greet the family and friends of the deceased. It is also the most ideal time to share the memories of the deceased through a eulogy or video tribute, usually held at the funeral home the day before the Funeral Mass. During the vigil, the Rosary is often recited for the deceased.
Funeral Mass:
This is the central liturgical celebration held with the deceased’s body present at church. Part of the Catholic belief is that those who follow the way of Jesus shall forever be in heaven, body and soul, in the presence of God. We believe in the bodily resurrection. Also, the Church honors the body because it has been the temple of the Holy Spirit. It was the body that was baptized, which began our relationship with God. Therefore, the Church says that the body should be present at the funeral rites. If cremation is selected, the Church prefers that the body be present at the Mass.
Rite of Committal:
This rite is the final act of our faith community in caring for the body of its deceased member. By our presence at this rite, we help the mourners face the end of one relationship with the deceased and the beginning of a new one based on prayerful remembrance, gratitude and the hope of resurrection and reunion. The celebration, whenever possible, takes place not in a cemetery chapel but at the open grave or place of interment. The act of committal expresses that the grave, once a sign of despair, is now, through Christ’s own death and Resurrection, a sign of hope and promise
