Old Testament funeral readings
Every Old Testament funeral reading on this site, including the Catholic Lectionary’s seven and the readings from Wisdom and Maccabees found only in Catholic Bibles.
How these were chosen. Sorted by the book each reading comes from.
11 readings
2 Maccabees 12:43–46
And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead…
Job 19:1, 23–27a
Then Job answered and said…
Wisdom 3:1–9
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God…
Wisdom 4:7–14
But the just man, if he be prevented with death…
Isaiah 25:6a, 7–9
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things…
Lamentations 3:17–26
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace…
Daniel 12:1–3
And at that time shall Michael stand up…
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
To every thing there is a season…
Proverbs 31:10–31
Who can find a virtuous woman?…
Isaiah 40:28–31
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard…
Isaiah 66:10–14
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her…