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Lions Club Memorial Service Rites
Since 1917 the Lions Club has been a longstanding secular service organization with over 45,500 clubs in 205 countries around the world. With a purpose of promoting the principles of good government and good citizenship, the Lions Club unites the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.When a member of the Lions Club passes, they are entitled to a Lions Club[...]
Masonic Funeral Rites
"A man is obliged by his tenure, to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the art, he will never be an atheist nor an irreligious libertine... Let a man’s religion or mode of worship be what it may, he is not excluded from the Order, provided he believe in the glorious Architect of heaven and earth, and practice the scared duties of morality..." The Old Charges of the[...]
Yahrzeit Candles - Observances and Symbolism of Remembrance
Throughout many cultures, fire has represented many things to many people. From its illumination and enlightenment, destruction and renewal, spirituality and damnation it has been seen as a purifier, a destroyer, a generative power of life, energy and change, and an instrument of terror. In fact,[...]
Mourning Traditions in Israel
The religious beliefs of Israel tend to focus more on the here and now, rather than the concept of an afterlife.After a burial, the deceased's friends and relatives return to a home called the "shiva house" to begin a seven day period of intense mourning. It is inappropriate for a mourner to leave this house; others must take care of any errands or outside commitments for them.This is[...]
Burial Shrouds
A shroud refers to an item, usually a cloth, that covers or protects an object. The primary use of the term is for burial shrouds which is a cloth that is wound around the body prior to burial and used in several cultures, primarily Islam and Judaism.Christians, especially early on, encouraged the use of shrouds. Shrouds have been used since about the second century when they were seen[...]
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