Requiem Mass in
Thanksgiving for the Life of
Cresenti Florence Daniel Fernandes
10th
March 1935 – 31st July 2020
Monday, 17th
August 2020, 11.00am
St Anthony of
Padua Catholic Church
5 Garratt Road,
Edgware HA8 9AN
Principal
Celebrant: Fr Norbert Fernandes
Concelebrants: Fr Tony Fernandes & Fr Kevin Ryan
You can shed tears that
he is gone
Or you can smile because
he has lived
You can close your eyes
and pray that he will come back
Or you can open your eyes
and see all that he has left
Your heart can be empty
because you can’t see him
Or you can be full of the
love that you shared
You can turn your back on
tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for
tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember him and
only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his
memory and let it live on
You can cry and close
your mind
Be empty and turn your
back
Or you can do what he
would want:
Smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.
Order of
Service
Procession
Ave Maria, Schubert
Sung by Chloe Morgan, accompanied by Trevor
Powell
Welcome
Fr Norbert Fernandes
Eulogy
Douglas Fernandes
Opening Prayer
First Reading
Caroline Fernandes
A reading from the prophet of Isaiah, 25:6-9
On this mountain,
the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food. On this mountain he will remove the mourning
veil covering all peoples, and the shroud enwrapping all nations, he will destroy
death for ever.
The Lord will wipe
away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people’s shame
everywhere on earth, for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for
salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we hoped. We exult and we rejoice that he has saved us.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
Christopher
Fernandes
Psalm 23
The Lord’s My
Shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia
Blessed are you,
Father,
Lord of heaven and
earth;
For revealing the
mysteries of the kingdom
To mere children.
Alleluia
The Lord be with you
R/ And with your
spirit
Gospel
A
reading from the holy Gospel according to John
John 14: 1-6
Jesus said to His
disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be
troubled. Trust in God still, and trust
in me. There are many rooms in my
Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you,
and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with
me; so that where I am you may be too.
You know the way to the place where I am going’. Thomas said ‘Lord, we do not know where you
are going, so how can we know the way?’
Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the
Truth and the Life. No one can come to
the Father except through me.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you,
Lord Jesus Christ
Homily
Fr Norbert
Fernandes
Bidding Prayers
Nerea, Monica and
Alex Fernandes
Lord in your mercy
Hear our Prayer
Offertory
Eucharistic Prayer
Communion Rite
Our
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be
done on earth as it is heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.
Holy Communion
Panis Angelicus, Franck
Sung by Richard
Johnson, accompanied by Trevor Powell
Final Prayer of Commendation
Recessional Music
How Great Thou Art
Sung by Chloe Morgan, accompanied by
Trevor Powell
Cremation
Cremation at 1.00pm at Breakspear
Crematorium,
Breakspear Road, Ruislip HA4 7SJ
Appreciation
Thelma, Caroline, Douglas and Christopher would
like to thank you for being with us today and for your prayers, masses,
messages of sympathy and support.
The family would also like to thank Fr
Norbert Fernandes,
Fr Tony Fernandes and Fr Kevin Ryan for
celebrating the mass.
Donations, if
desired, to the Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi via Facebook
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