Responsible Christians prepare for the moment of death – the moment we spend a lifetime preparing for… not in a morbid way, but it’s the start of a whole new life, as our Faith teaches us.  Funeral and burial preparations should be lined up ahead of time so as to ease the burdens of family and friends.  LEARN more about Catholic funerals. But in addition, any conscientious Christian would want to leave something for the good of the larger Body of Christ… the Church, our Mother, who commends us to God when we leave this earth.