Memorial Mass just means that they include a prayer intention for the soul of an individual. It could still be a normal Sunday service.
The term celebrate is always used to describe the mass. It's where we remember Christ's gift of forgiveness and his gift of himself and his resurrection. There is much to celebrate.
Catholic funerals are usually just the mass said with the body present. That's why a priest might say he celebrated a funeral. Because he celebrated the funeral mass.
In short, this is normal. It's just a cultural difference.
Memorial Mass just means that they include a prayer intention for the soul of an individual. It could still be a normal Sunday service.
The term celebrate is always used to describe the mass. It's where we remember Christ's gift of forgiveness and his gift of himself and his resurrection. There is much to celebrate.
Catholic funerals are usually just the mass said with the body present. That's why a priest might say he celebrated a funeral. Because he celebrated the funeral mass.
In short, this is normal. It's just a cultural difference.