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Stlr eurhiriiu$l rhcr hrsh*;ts erf thc l"-nitrxl litatrx hr all*rvr thc c*lchrutt*r ttf l l\rncrrl Utlrgy in thc prtrlffrc* ot lh'i {re.1r13t8tf ffim*1tls of tlif imit],' Tlr" er*nra.q*d r8r]ain$ rf 'he d*c'+ar6d frIf 1,0 be ryrat+tl with the srmc rr.sp*ct pirun trr thc full hcltly Prirr t* thc lfunrral Liiurl6', thu urn c*ntuiniqq tht crcmuttd rcmuinti le $laceil ** * rr,ritLbl* st.and *r tjrblr i1r ths plere n*nuslly oc*rpia1 bry the car*et. Ittt Funtrd Limrp b*gin* rcitlt thc sprinkling *i hrriy r*utur I ht: [uni.rrul Liturgy ir r:r"iL:hr*h.'d tu; usu*l At thE cnd tlf thr l.urrcrxl L*cry1;t thc Ji.nal *rrrrn+ndati+n ralier ptnc*. Ttie mxt ti.rr the .{}rtnElilt8, l ite, Fismi**ltl, arxl fo:nnrittll ate ntlo"pteS nsit$ rhl $ppr,:n *rl lexlu f$r crsm$t{d rcnruinr.
Crernstior :rnrl Cortrrnittsl Priar to thr l'unrrsl Liturlgr' LTJfa thr bud5. ix snrn:ulcd ullrt.rs;' lfur.i,r:d sloo *fh:r' rluutJt, llir, rit* ut fur*l uumn:,:ltdalitltt attrl Cunrtriltal ilq; u3rg at rh* npirr+:tne?r rime.r, ei'*n rh*ugh mtun{rg pricr tn ihe Flrnerul-Lihlr*Y. 1"hr tr'igil rnrl oih4r t't?es lr* al*u arlupp.l-,'ao"fiL.r'u!,ri"rrt. Ihe f':.lririd LrLuqil'-*a;.'Lrs eclcbratcd, buq. Ux; rprirlliux ritc iuri,l ftr:al cnnrrnr:ndf,?itln.tr& ftnrirrlrd rnd rht hturgy c*nt:h:d*r '*'ith tha h'lltilirrg *nrt di*rnirsrl of th* ;ligamhly-
Civie and ltIilitary Honors C*ristinn gl.rngoh nrlr }* pt*r*cl uear th* cmket or ufl1 chlri,rrg the }irnrrilf litu}Sy, Any r1h*r .ttruhott, f*r c"x[mFlij, nutiunal t']qfiu. srr flrg.i ur inrignir of arxoriatxrnr,i. hrvc nri lrltter: in thr: ]untrul Liturgy {{"tri}r tr{ {hrixtiun f{tn*rirl$" *:t8}. Becarr.:* r,f ihe [ohrFrfit $trltitu]* of ('u] C*tlr*Iir. lqrr*r al rit**, tt is rect,rtruftld*d that erillte$ hnnnrs trL* plar,e at the r*nrlu,sion trf rht (:*m$utttl $itr. On{-r.
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