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God our Father,

Your power brings us to birth,


Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.

Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,


their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.

In company with Christ,


Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.

Amen.

40 days Prayer for the Faithful Departed

Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit Amen.

All : Merciful Lord Jesus! Listen to the prayers of the souls in purgatory.
Listen to our prayers for the souls of the faithful departed/especially for
the soul of __________/through the infinite merit of your life/passion
and death/ we beseech You to grant ____________ pardon for all his
shortcomings on earth.

Leader : O God/ You alone are ever merciful and sparing of punishment.

All : Humbly we pray in behalf of the soul of ______________ whom


you have commanded to go forth from this world. Do not forget him but
command that his soul be taken up by the holy angels and bought to
paradise. So that since he hoped and believed in You/ he may share the
joys of Your Eternal Kingdom.
Leader : Absolve/O Lord/ the soul of Your faithful servant ___________
from every bond of sin.

All : So that ____________ he may rise again to life in the glory of the
resurrection with your saints. May the angels welcome _____________
to paradise where there is everlasting peace. Amen

Leader : By Your Holy Incarnation.

All : Have mercy on the soul of ___________________.


By Your Holy Birth
By Your Baptism
By Your Suffering on the Cross
By Your Death and Burial
By Your Ressurection
By Your Ascension
By Your coming of the Holy Spirit.

Leader : Christ have mercy on us.

All : Christ have mercy on us.

Leader : Lord have mercy on us.

All : Lord have mercy on us.

Leader : To You God our Father/ we humbly commend _____________


/ in his mortal life on earth / You loved him with great love. Now that
he has been freed from the sufferings/ trials/ and evils of earth/ grant
that Your mercy and goodness will bring him to Your paradise where
there is no more grief or suffering/ questioning/ or temptations/ but only
peace and joy/ with Your Son and the Holy Spirit/ forever and ever.

All : Blessed be God/ the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ/ a gentle Father
and the God of comfort and joy/ who comforts us in our sorrows and
pains/ so that we can offer to others/ in their sorrows and pains/ the
comfort we have received from God ourselves. Let us trust him.
Through His Son who invites us/ saying “ Come to me/ all you who
labour and burdened/ and I will give you eternal rest”.
All: We give you thanks O Lord/for all the good things
/ w h i c h Y o u g a v e Y o u r servant_____/during his/her mortal life/as
signs of Your infinite goodness and love for him/her and of the
communion of saints in Christ. In Your great mercy/ O Lord/
accept our prayers that the gates of paradise may now be opened to
him/her . In our turn/may we be comforted by the faith/until one day we
hasten to meet Jesus Christ/ where we may all be together forever /
united with the Lord/and with our loved ones.

Lead: Dear _____ may the angels lead you into paradise. May the
martyrs and saints await your coming/and escort you to the holy
city. May the choirs of angels welcome you/and with the poor man
Lazarus/and all your dear ones/may you enjoy everlasting rest and
happiness. Let us pray

ALL: Merciful Father/into your hands we commend the soul of _____.


We are confident that with all who died in grave, he/she will be raised
to life and live with Christ forever. We thank you for all the blessings
you gave him/her in this life. Lord/hear our prayers. Welcome _______
to heavenly paradise and help us to comfort each other with the
assurance of our faith in Jesus Christ.

Lead: Lord Jesus/You wept for Your friend Lazarus.

ALL: Comfort us in our sorrow. You raised the dead to life. Grant______
eternal rest. He/she
was washed clean at baptism and anointed with the oil of salvation.
Receive
him/her to the company of the saints. He/she was nourished with Your
body and blood at the Holy Eucharist.

Lead: And now let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words
that our Savior taught us.

ALL: Our Father……..

Lead: Eternal rest grant unto _______ O Lord.

ALL: And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.


Lead: May the soul of _______rest in peace.

ALL: AMEN.

Lead: Friends/let us first think of God’s living and loving presence in


our midst/here and now... and let us think of our beloved _____as still
very much alive in another and happier life…..(PAUSE)…

Lead: Lord have mercy on us.

ALL: Lord have mercy on us

All: May the faith which is our greatest treasure on earth/be now
our consolation. May our belief in Jesus Christ be our guarantee of
eternal life/for He promised us: “I am the resurrection and life. Whoever
believes in me/even though he dies/shall live again. Every living person
who believes in me shall never die/ but shall posses everlasting life.”

Lead: O God/Your days are without end. Your mercies are too many to
count. Cause us never to forget that our life is very short and uncertain.
Let Your Holy Spirit guide us through this present life. Giving justice
and charity to people we meet from day to day/so that at the end/we
may be accounted worthy to enter into your eternal kingdom/our final
home.

ALL: Lord/open our lips and enflame our hearts/ and cleanse them of
useless and evil thoughts. Enlighten our minds/that we may seriously
meditate on Thy sufferings and death/ and the pains endured by Thy
most glorious Mother/and deign to hear and receive us before Thy great
majesty. Thou liveth and reigneth forever. AMEN

(Pray the Apostles Creed, 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s, 1 Glory Be)

I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I


believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the
dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the
living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the
body, and life everlasting. Amen

Lead Prays the Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony in the Garden.


2. The Scourging at the Pillar .
3. The Crowning with Thorns.
4. The Carrying of the Cross.
5. The Crucifixion and Death on the Cross.
(In the decades of the Rosary; for the Our Father, say the following)

ALL: My most merciful Jesus/look down with eyes of pity on the faithful
soul of_______ for whom Thou suffered and died on the cross. Amen.
( On the beads for the Hail Mary, say the following: )
*Response: Have mercy on the soul of ________________.

Lead: My Jesus/through Thy bloody sweat in the garden…My


Jesus/through Thy blow thou received on Thy sacred face…My
Jesus/through Thy cruel scourging Thou endured…My Jesus/through Thy
crown of thorns that pierced thy head…My Jesus/through Thy carrying
of the cross on the path of bitterness…My Jesus/through Thy face
covered with blood which thou allowed to be imprinted on the veil of
veronica…My Jesus/through Thy bloody garments which were cruelly
removed from Thy wounded body…My Jesus/through Thy holy body
nailed on the cross…My Jesus/through Thy hands and feet pierced with
cruel nails…My Jesus/through Thy sacred side pierced with a lance and
from which flowed blood and water…Lead: Eternal Rest Grant unto
_____________, O Lord.

All: And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.

Lead: May he/she rest in peace.

All: AMEN.

Lead: Glory be to the Father, to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit

All: As it was in the beginning/ is now and ever shall be world without
end. AMEN.(Repeat for each sorrowful mystery)
(After the 5 sorrowful mysteries, say the following)

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness and our
hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we
send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn
then, most gracious advocate thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after
this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O
clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Lead:. Pray for us O holy Mother of God,

All: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us Pray

All: Most sweet Jesus/ who in Thy desire to redeem the world/ deigned
to be born/circumcised/ mocked by the Jews/ to fall into the hands of
Thy enemies/ through the treacherous kiss of Judas/ to be bound and
brought to the place of sacrifice like a lamb/ brought before Caiphas /
Pilate/ and Herod. Spat on/ accused and condemned with false
witnesses/ to be slapped and have Thy sacred body covered with
wounds/ from the cruel scourging. To be crowned with thorns/ Thy face
covered with a purple cloth in Mockery/ stripped of Thy garments/ nailed
and elevated on the cross between two thieves/ as if Thou were one of
them. Offered gall and vinegar to drink/ and to be pierced in Thy side
with a lance/ deliver, O Lord, the soul of ______________/ from his/her
great sufferings through Thy most bitter passion/ bring him/her to Thy
glory/ and deliver him/her from the pains of hell/ through the merits of
Thy holy passion and death on the cross/ so that he/she may be worthy
to enter that kingdom/ where Thou brought the good thief/ who was
crucified with Thee/ who liveth and reighneth with the Father and the
Holy Spirit forever/ AMEN..

Litany for the Faithful Departed

Lord…
Have mercy on us
Christ…
Have mercy on us
Lord…
Have mercy on us
Christ…
Hear us
Christ…
Graciously Hear us
God the Father of Heaven
Have mercy on the soul of __________.
God the son, Redeemer of the World,
Have mercy on the soul of __________.
God the Holy Spirit
,Have mercy on the soul of __________.
Holy Trinity, One God
Have mercy on the soul of _________.
Holy Mary
Pray for the soul of ____________________
Holy Mother of God
Holy Virgin of Virgins
Saint Michael All Ye Angels and Archangels
All Orders or Blessed Spirits
Saint John the Baptist
Saint Joseph
All Ye Holy Patriarchs and Prophets
Saint Peter
Saint Paul
Saint John
All Ye Holy Apostles and Evangelists
Saint Stephen
Saint Lawrence
All Ye Holy Martyrs
Saint Gregory
Saint Ambrose
Saint Augustine
Saint Jerome
All Ye Holy Bishops and Confessors
All Ye Holy Doctors
All Ye Holy Priests and Levites
All Ye Holy Monks and Hermits
Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Barbara
All Ye Holy Virgins and Widows
All Ye Saints of God Be Merciful…
Spare ______________O , Lord From All Evils
O, Lord deliver _____________ From the Rigor of Justice
O, Lord deliver _____________ From the Power of the Devil
O, Lord deliver _____________ From the Gnawing worm of conscience
O, Lord deliver _____________ From Long-Enduring Sorrow
O, Lord deliver _____________ From Eternal Flames
O, Lord deliver _____________ From Intolerable Cold
O, Lord deliver _____________ From Horrible Darkness
O, Lord deliver _____________ From Dreadful Weeping and Wailing
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thine Admirable Conception
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Holy Nativity
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Most Sweet Name
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Baptism and Holy
Fastings
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Prompt Obedience
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thine Infinite Love
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Bloody Sweat
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Sorrow and Anguish
O, Lord deliver _____________ Thy Bonds
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Scourging
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Crowning with Thorns
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Carrying of the Cross
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Most Cruel Death
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Most Holy Wounds
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Most Bitter Cross and
Passion
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thy Holy Resurrection
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through Thine Admirable Ascension
O, Lord deliver _____________ Through the coming of The Holy Sprit,
The Paraclete,
O, Lord deliver _____________ In the Day of Judgement
O, Lord deliver _____________ We Sinners
O, Lord deliver _____________ Thou Who Forgavest Magdalene and
Didst Hearken to the Prayer of the Thief.

We beseech thee hear us


Thou who savest freely thine elect
We beseech thee hear us
Thou who has the keys of heaven and hell
We beseech thee hear us
That thou wouldst be pleased to deliver the souls of our parents,
relatives, friends, and benefactors, from the pains of hell.
We beseech thee hear us
That thou wouldst be please to have mercy on those of whom no special
remembrances is made on earth
We beseech thee hear us
That thou woulds be pleased to grant them all the pardon and remission
of all their sins
We beseech thee hear us
That thou wouldst be pleased to fulfill all their desires
We beseech thee hear us
That thou wouldst be pleased to receive them into the company of the
blessed
We beseech thee hear us
King of Awful Majesty.
We beseech thee hear us
Son of God
We beseech thee hear us
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
Grant unto ___________ rest
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
Grant unto ___________ rest
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
Grant unto ___________ rest everlasting
Christ, Hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
Lord, Have Mercy
Christ, have mercy
From the Gates of Hell
Deliver the soul of ___________ O, Lord.
Lord, Hear our Prayer
And let our cry come unto thee

Let Us Pray

All: O God/ the creator and redeemer of all the faithful/ grant unto
the soul of ___________, thy servant departed/ the remission of all
his/her sins/ that by pious supplications he/she may obtain the pardon
of which he/she has always desired/ grant this, O God/ who livest and
reignest world without end. AMEN.O Eternal God/ Who besides the
general precept of charity/ has commanded a particular respect for
parents/ kindred/ and benefactors/ grant we beseech thee/that as Thy
instruments by which Thy providence bestowed on us
our birth,/education/ and innumerable other blessings/ so our prayers
may be the means to obtain for _________. A speedy release from
excessive sufferings/ and free admittance to Thine infinite joys/ through
Jesus Christ/ Our Lord. AMEN.

Let Us Pray

All: O, God/ whose property is ever to have mercy and to spare/ we


humbly beseech Thee in behalf of Thy servant _______________/
whom Thou has this day called out of this world/ that Thou wouldst not
deliver him/her into the hands of the enemy/ nor forget him/her
forever/ but bid the holy angels/ lead him/her into paradise/ his/her true
country. That for as much as in Thee/ he/she has placed his/her hope
and trust. He/she may not endure the pains of hell/ but may come to
the possession of eternal joys/ through our Lord Jesus Christ/ Thy son/
who liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Spirit/ God, world
without end. AMEN.

Be merciful/ we beseech Thee O Lord/ to the soul of Thy


servant____________/for whom we offer to Thee the sacrifice of praise/
humbly beseeching Thy majesty that/ by those holy and propitiatory
offering/ he/she may be found worthy to win everlasting rest/ through
our Lord Jesus Christ/ Thy Son/ who with Thee liveth and reigneth in
the unity of the Holy Spirit God/ world without end. AMEN.

Grant we beseech Thee/ Almighty God/ That the soul of Thy


servant__________/which has this day departed out of this world/ may
be cleansed by this sacrifice/and delivered from sins/ and may
receive forgiveness and everlasting rest/ through our Lord Jesus Christ/
Thy Son/ who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy
Spirit/ God/ world without end. AMEN.

Absolve O Lord/ the soul of Thy servant________/ from every bond of


sin/ so that by Thy aid
he/she may deserve to escape the judgement of wrath/ and come to
the enjoyment of Beatitude in eternal light.

Eternal rest grant unto _________O Lord.


And let Perpetual light shine upon him/her From the gates of Hell.
Deliver his/her soul/ O Lord May he/ she rest in peace. AMEN.

O Lord/ hear our prayer.


And let our cry come unto Thee
The Lord be with you.
And with Thy Spirit.

A Christian View of Death

We picture death as coming to destroy; Let us rather see it as Christ


coming to serve. We think of death as ending; Rather think of it as a
new life beginning. We think of it as losing; Rather let us think of it as
winning a final victory. We think of death as parting; Rather think of it
as meeting of love ones. We think of death as going away; Rather think
of it as arriving home at last. Death is not extinguishing the light….It is
putting out the lamp because the day, the eternal day has dawn.
ALL: Lord/ help us to see death for what it truly is/ the end
of poverty and the beginning of riches/ the end of frustration and the
beginning of fulfilment / the end of fear and the beginning of peace/ the
end of weakness and the beginning of strength/ the end of pains and
hurts and the beginning of joy and love. O Lord Jesus/ whose rich and
unforgettable life/ was lived in the faith/ that the love which surrounds
us/ is a real dependable as that of a father/ let the same sense of trust
and hope steady us at this time.

Let not grief overwhelm us/ or a sense of loss embitter us/ but out of
our sadness/ let there arise a new joy for so much given to us. Help us
to see/ that what we love becomes a part of us/ inter fused within
our lives/ blended with mind and memory/ hollowed forever within our
soul/ let not take away our hope. Or bereavement blind us/ to what
always remains good and lovely and indestructible. O gracious Spirit of
Peace/ come alive within our experience and hurt/ within our sorrow and
isolation/ within the sadness of today and the loneliness of
tomorrow/come alive as the peace and trust/ which nothing in life or
death can kill. Cast out our fears/ and let not our hearts be troubled/
knowing that this world remains our Father’s house.

Lead: O God our Father/ from whom we came and to whom we return/
let us be convinced by the sight of earth/ that is only the body which
dies and corrupts/ but the more important half of a person/ his spirit
and soul/ by which he thinks and loves/ is not touched by death/ but
transfer to a new and endless life beyond the grave. So now/ O Lord/
help us believe that our beloved________/is indeed just “departed” to
a better world/ where at this moment he/she is alive/ is conscious and
full of love for each of us/ and awaits our coming one by one!

ALL: Farewell dear______. Pray for us as we pray for you. Until we are
together again and home at last! In the name of the Father/ and of the
Son/ and of the Holy Spirit/ AMEN.

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