It can be called many things, one typical word used for a liturgical procession is "Cortege".
Roman Catholic AnswerThe entrance procession is to get the priest and servers from outside the Church up to the altar so that they can start Mass.
He was probably loosely affiliated with the catholic church as he had some dealings with the Premonstratensians and his funeral procession began at the church of Our Lady of the Tyn.
During the procession, Hester stands on the scaffold in the marketplace with her daughter Pearl. During Dimmesdale's sermon in the church, she stands in the back of the congregation, unseen by the rest of the town.
In our Catholic Church, the pallbearers stand on the side of the casket and carry it. The casket would be at the head of the procession with the mourners following it, and the priest bringing up the end.
Although it will vary some from parish to parish and depending upon the type of Mass to be celebrated, a cross bearer usually leads the procession.
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The cast of The Night of the Procession - 2012 includes: Ana Carla Afonso as Procession attendee Ben Cautiero as Procession Attendee Mariniki Giannouli as Procession attendee Yurih Leandro as Procession attendee Jason Lee Dear as Man Tamarin McGinley as Mother Byron Medeiros as Procession attendee Lukasz Narowski as Procession attendee Juliet Tusiime as Procession Attendee
You must be referring to a Catholic funeral where a brief rite is held at the door of the church when the priest receives the casket containing the deceased at the beginning of a funeral Mass. He then leads the procession to the front of the church.
They have a similar burial procession on 'Good Friday' (called Holy and Great Friday in the Orthodox Church) where a funeral bier (Epitaphion) of Jesus is carried in the streets.
Watz the grand procession!?
Watz the grand procession!?
The prefix of "procession" is "pro-."