Catholic Funeral Hymns

When my mother-in-law passed away, the responsibility fall to me to select the hymns for the Catholic funeral service. This was a somewhat daunting task, selecting Catholic funeral hymns, as I am not Catholic.

Choices had to be made for:

• Opening Hymn
• Psalm
• Song for Offertory
• Communion Song
• Recessional

HELP! I contacted my mother-in-law's fellow Church going friends and asked them for their help in selecting the hymns. I also asked them what some of my mother-in-law's favorite hymns might have been. These are some of the Catholic funeral hymns that her friends provided to me to choose from;

For the entrance or Opening Hymn, we selected; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.
For the Psalm; The Lord Is My Shepherd.
The Offertory: I Heard The Voice Of Jesus
Communion: We Have Been Told
Recessional: Celtic Song of Farewell.


These were our final choices. To listen to them and a selection of other Catholic funeral hymns to consider, click below.

Sit back and enjoy this selection of spiritual music.

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Quiet

Ave Maria

Lord of all Hopefulness

Shepherd Me O God

Salve Regina