i need some cultural help here.
i've been blessed in the 5 years i've been here not to have anyone close to me or my family pass away. my husband's (distant) grandmother died (she was 93) and we weren't able to make it to any of the "celebrations" (bad word choice?) because i was very, very pregnant and she lived in a campo only reachable by motorcycle or horse.
that said, an acquaintance of mine's husband passed away yesterday and i have no clue what i am supposed to do. the "funeral" and burial was today but i didn't know about it until too late. my understanding there is a mass every day for 9 days and then every month for a year?
she is not a close friend, but someone i respect enough that i want to share with her in this time, but have no clue what is acceptable and/or expected. in the states, we send mass cards and give money to help with costs, but i'm told that here that is not the case.
what is the proper protocol? anyone know?
i've been blessed in the 5 years i've been here not to have anyone close to me or my family pass away. my husband's (distant) grandmother died (she was 93) and we weren't able to make it to any of the "celebrations" (bad word choice?) because i was very, very pregnant and she lived in a campo only reachable by motorcycle or horse.
that said, an acquaintance of mine's husband passed away yesterday and i have no clue what i am supposed to do. the "funeral" and burial was today but i didn't know about it until too late. my understanding there is a mass every day for 9 days and then every month for a year?
she is not a close friend, but someone i respect enough that i want to share with her in this time, but have no clue what is acceptable and/or expected. in the states, we send mass cards and give money to help with costs, but i'm told that here that is not the case.
what is the proper protocol? anyone know?