Pray for the souls of the faithful departed.

tions.

O God the Father, Creator of the world, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, Deliver the souls of the faithful departed. O God the Holy Ghost,

Perfecter of the elect, Accomplish the bliss of the souls of the faithful departed.

O sacred Trinity, Three

Persons and One God, Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed. Blessed Virgin Mary, who, by a special privilege

of grace, wast triumphantly assumed into the kingdom of thy Son,

Blessed Angels, who ordering aright the first act of your will, were settled in an unchangeable state of felicity, Blessed Patriarchs, whose spirits were filled with joy, when the desired of all nations brought redemption to your long captivity, Blessed Prophets, who, having patiently awaited the coming of the Messias, wert refreshed by the happy visit of his divine Person, O all ye blessed Saints, who, after the glorious resurrection of your Saviour, were by him translated from the bosom of Abraham to the clear vision of God,

Deliver them, O Lord.

Blessed Apostles, who, at the last and terrible day, shall sit on the twelve thrones, judging the tribes of Israel, Blessed Disciples of our Lord, who, following his sacred steps in the narrow path of perfection, went straight on to the heavenly Jerusalem,

Blessed Martyrs, who, passing through the red sea of your own blood, without journeying through a tedious wilderness, entered immediately into the land of promise, Blessed Confessors, who, despising the vanities here below, and placing your affections entirely on the joys above, are already arrived at the full possession of all your desires, Blessed Virgins, who, watching continually with your lamps prepared, were ready at the first voice of your Spouse to enter with him into the marriage. chamber,

Pray for the souls of the faithful departed.

Be merciful, O Lord, And pardon their sins. Be merciful, O Lord, And hear our prayers. From the shades of death, where they sit deprived of the blissful light of thy countenance, From the evils to which their defective morti

fications in this world have exposed them in the other,

From thine anger, which now too late they grieve to have provoked by their negligence and ingratitude, From the pains of Purgatory, justly inflicted on them as the proper effects of their sins, From that dreadful prison, whence there is no release till they have paid the last farthing,

From all their torments, incomparably greater than the sharpest pains of this life,

By the multitude of thy mercies, which have always shown compassion to the frailties of human nature, By the infinite merits of

thy death upon the Cross, where thou reconcilest the world to thy Father, By thy victorious Descent into hell, to break asunder the chains of death, and free such as were imprisoned, By thy glorious Resurrection from the grave, when thou openedst the kingdom of heaven to all believers,

By thy triumphant Ascension into heaven, when thou ledst captivity captive, and promisedst to prepare a place for thy servants, By thy dreadful Coming to judge the world, when the works of every one shall be tried by fire, We sinners, Beseech thee, hear us. That it would please thee to hasten the day of visiting thy faithful, detained in the receptacles of sorrow, and transport them to the City of eternal peace, That it would please thee to shorten the time of expiation of their sins,

Deliver them, O Lord.

We beseech thee, hear us.

and graciously admit them into thy holy sanctuary, where no unclean thing can enter,

That it would please thee, through the prayers and alms of thy Church, and especially the inestimable Sacrifice of thy holy Altar, to receive them into the tabernacle of rest, and crown their longing hopes with everlasting fruition,

That the blessed vision of Jesus may comfort them, and the glorious light of his cross shine. upon them,

That thy holy Angels may bring them into the land of the living, and the glorious Queen of Saints present them before thy throne,

That the venerable Patriarchs may meet them, and all the ancient Prophets rejoice to see them, That the sacred college of Apostles may open to them the gates of bliss, and the victorious army of Martyrs

We beseech thee, hear us.

conduct them to thy palace, That the blessed company of Confessors may place them in seats of eternal glory, and the chaste train of Virgins, with heavenly anthems, congratulate their reception, That the whole triumph

ant Church may celebrate the jubilee of their deliverance; and all the choirs of Angels sing hymns of joy, for their new and never-ending felicity, That the souls that are delivered may themselves adore the glo

We beseech thee, hear us.

rious Author of their happiness, and in their white robes eternally sing, Alleluia! salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb that redeemed us by his blood, and made us kings to reign with him for ever, Son of God, We beseech thee, hear us. O Lamb of God, who wilt come with glory to judge the living and the dead,

Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed. O Lamb of God, at whose presence the earth shall be moved, and the heavens melt away, Give rest to the souls of the faithful departed. O Lamb of God, in whose blessed book of life all their names are written, Give eternal rest to the souls of the faithful departed.

Ant. Deliver us, O Lord, and all thy faithful, in that day of terror, when the sun and moon shall be darkened, and the stars fall down from heaven; in that

day of calamity and amazement, when heaven itself shall shake, the pillars of the earth be moved, and the glorious majesty of Jesus come with innumerable angels to judge the world by fire.

V. Deliver us, O Lord, in that dreadful day.

R. And place us with the Blessed at thy right hand for ever.

V. O Lord, hear my

prayer.

R. And let my cry come

to thee.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Christe audi nos.

Christe exaudi nos.
Pater de cœlis Deus,
Fili Redemptor mundi
Deus,
Spiritus Sancte Deus,
Sancta Trinitas, unus
Deus,

Jesu, Fili Dei vivi,

Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer

of the world, God the Holy Ghost,

Holy Trinity, one God,

Jesus, Son of the living God,

Jesus, Splendour of the Father,

Jesus, Brightness of eternal light,

Jesus, King of glory, Jesus, the Sun of justice, Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,

Jesus, most admirable, Jesus, the mighty God, Jesus, the Father of the world to come, Jesus, the Angel of great counsel,

Jesus, most powerful, Jesus, most patient, Jesus, most obedient, Jesus, meek and humble of heart,

Jesus, Lover of chastity,

Have mercy on us.