There's a casket at the head of the chapel for those who would like to come forward and view the body.
Cadfael stands off to the side chanting in Latin.
psalmus David iudica me Deus et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me
quia tu es Deus fortitudo mea quare me reppulisti quare tristis incedo dum adfligit me inimicus
emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernacula tua
et introibo ad altare Dei ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam confitebor tibi in cithara Deus Deus meus
quare tristis es anima mea et quare conturbas me spera in Deum quoniam adhuc; confitebor illi salutare vultus mei et; Deus meus
When everybody is gathered, he speaks in English. "I am not a priest. I did not know Thelma Bates. Her mortal remains will be sent home to her family. It is not my place to say Mass for her. If any of you who knew her well would like to come forward to say something, please be welcome."