THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX ORDERS OF SERVICE
Short Service at the Cemetery
The shorter cemetery-service sequence and related burial guidance.
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who ce!ebrated the feast, before the blessing and eating o·f tr1e feast \tvas •10t so from the beginning. The members of tr1e fami !y used to be prayed for - f+. .f.! r T. '-~ e riat- ·1 f-"'g o-f f ea,,.t ; •........... ' ·~ ~ o1 ""'' ~ i • ;;J • Tt·ie fear that people will go away should not make \~:; t0 cr1ange the o·riginal method of doing things in Ir1is i<indomJ Even if it rernains two to three people at the end of the feast~ it is very good to bless the far11iiy with the few persons. , ORDER OF FUNERAL SERVICE· AT THE CEMETERY. When any ·n1ember is dead, all the members must rally round and he!p in any way possible. If the corpse is to stay over- nig~1t, the members should keep awake and sing as far into the night as possible or till dawn. All the members should £Jive the deceased the last f1onour by taking its remains to the cemetery for interment. [)tJring the procession with the corpse to the cemetery, there sho,Jld be continuous singing of hymns or spiritual songs. SHORT SERVICE AT THE CEMETERY 1. Someone conducts hymn. 2. Prayer by the conductor. Hyrr1n again Prayer by a member.
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·--:..- Si Ie nt Prayer. The conductor claps hands or rings bell to end up the prayer. Closing hymn. Psalm 23 - The Lord's Prayer. Benediction by conductor. . . All sing, ''Hear our prayers 0 Lord. c '' The coffin is dropped into the grave. Interment - Reading of ''dust to dust'' by the Con- ductor. ENGLISH: For as much as it has ple'ased the Almighty God of His great mercy to take unto Himself the soul of our beloved brother/sister here departed, we therefore commit his/her body to the ground, earth to earth, ash to ash, dust to dust being sure and hopeful of resurrection to eternal I ife through our Lord Jesus Christ: Amen. NOTE: During this interment, the conductor holds some earth-sand in his hand to drop each time he says,. earth to earth, ash to ash, and dust to dust. Spiritual choruses suitable for the occasion until· the
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grave is completely filled with earth. 14. Prayer for the deceased and his/her relations. Closing b.y the conductor. NOTE: . After burial, prayer shall be kept daily at the de- ceased or the nearest relation's compound for s~ven days with all members in attendance. During such - prayer the order of service laid down for burial shou Id be used omitting items 11 - 12 and 13. In the place of item '11 '. Spiritual choruses should rather be rendered. . . •-L After the prayer on the seventh-day,. Blessing-Service shall be ob-served in which all members· present will join in the f~as~- tcjgether. The refreshment used for this p·urpose should be freely contributed by members even when the deceased relations can afford to make their arrangement to provide these ~ things. These should be used in addition to the ones· freely contributed by members. ORDER OF MEMORIAL BLESSING 1. After the Second Blessing on Sunday service. 2. The bereaved family kneel down before the Altar.