No. Mass itself might last up to an hour... the added time is to allow mourners who cant go to the cemetary to express their condolences to the family outside the church after mass, and for the funeral cortege to make its way to the cemetary if its not adjacent to the church (some processions can be on foot). |
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The service in the church, I would doubt will be much more than 3/4 hour. The time lag is all the transportation time for the coffin and mourners between the end of the service and the slot at the Cemetery . The service at the cemetery would be about 20 minutes normally. |
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"No. Mass itself might last up to an hour... the added time is to allow mourners who cant go to the cemetary to express their condolences to the family outside the church after mass, and for the funeral cortege to make its way to the cemetary if its not adjacent to the church (some processions can be on foot). "
That's a better explanation than mine  |
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"I didn't really know him, it's Ali's best friends estranged husband."
Ah, I see. You're the 'I didn't know the geezer' person at the funeral just there for the vol au vants, chicken wings, and garlic bread.  |
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"I didn't really know him, it's Ali's best friends estranged husband.
Ah, I see. You're the 'I didn't know the geezer' person at the funeral just there for the vol au vants, chicken wings, and garlic bread. No Ali can't drive  although I may partake in a piece of Quiche  "
Dont you mean a quickie |
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"You think that's long you should have come to the last wake I went on.
2 days  "
That's how most of the ones I go to are. 2 day wake, then church for an hour, then the cemetery for the burial, then food and drink afterwards into the night. It's more exhausting than a wedding. |
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