Prayers for the Dead

The psalm Miserere, Have mercy on me, O God, &c., as p. 158, and the psalm De Pro-fundis, From the depths, &c., as p. 162. At the end of each, instead of Gloria Patri, &c. say, Eternal rest give to them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them.

A PRAYER FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL Dee RL EDS I GOD, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful; grant to the souls of thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins; that thro’ pious supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always desired: who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, A PRAYER UPON THE DAY OF A PERSON S DECEASE, OR BURIAL GOD, whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, we ae beseech thee for the soul of thy servant /V. which thou hast this day called out of the world, T that thou wouldst not deliver it up into the hands of the enemy, nor forget it unto the end:: but command it to be receiv’d by thy holy angels, and to be carried to paradise, its true country;; that as in thee it had faith and hope, it may not suffer the pains of hell, but may take possession of everlasting joys: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

ANOTHER E beseech thee, O Lord, admit the soul of thy servant N. which this day has departed out of this world, into the fellowships of the saints, and pour forth upon it the dew of thy eternal mercy: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, 6.

On the Anniversary Day

Lord, the God of mercy and pardon, grant to the soul of thy servant whose anniversary we commemorate, the seat of refreshment, the happiness of rest, and the brightness of light:: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, Se.

A PRAYER FOR ONE LATELY DECEASED A apes we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of thy servant V., that being dead to the world, he may live to thee: and whatever he has committed in this life thro’ human frailty, do thou of thy most merciful goodness forgive thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 PRAYER FOR A BISHOP OR A PRIEST O GOD, who amongst thy apostolick priests hast rais’d thy servant N. to the dignity of a bishop [or of a priest], grant, we beseech thee, that he may be also admitted in heaven to their everlasting fellowship: thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord, &e. É

For Father and Mother

God, who hast commanded us to honour our father and mother, have mercy on the souls of my father and mother: and grant that I may see them in the glory of eternity: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, oe

For Brethren, Relations, and Benefactors

God, the giver of pardon, and lover of the salvation of men, we beseech thy clemency in behalf of our brethren, kinsfolk, and benefactors, who are departed this life, that by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of all thy saints, thou wouldst receive them into the joys of thy a nn a dom: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ,

For All that Lie in the Church or Churchyard

God, by whose mercy the souls of the faithful find rest, grant to all thy servants here or elsewhere, that have slept in Christ, the full pardon of their sins; that being discharged from all guilt, they may rejoice with — thee for all eternity:: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, €c.

For a Man Deceased

Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord, our prayers, which we humbly address to thy mercy, that the soul of thy servant, which thou hast called out of this world, may be receiv’d into the region of light and peace, and — be number’d amongst the blessed: thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, Ege.

For a Woman Deceased

We beseech thee, O Lord, according to thy great goodness, to shew mercy to the soul of thy servant, that being now deliver’d from the corruptions of this mortal life, she may be receiv’d into the inheritance of eternal bliss: through our Lord Jesus Christ, €Sc.

FOR MANY DECEASED O GOD, whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, be favourably propitious to the souls of thy servants; and grant them the remission of all their sins, that being delivered from the bonds of this mortal life, they may be admitted to life everlasting. Thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, A Prayer in Pregnancy 293 Mere RALER RAAT MALeBE. DAILY