Category: C

Forgive me my sins, O Lord, 
forgive me my sins; 
the sins of my youth, 
the sins of my age, 
the sins of my soul, 
the sins of my body; 
my idle sins, 
my serious voluntary sins, 
the sins I know, 
the sins I have concealed so long, 
and which are now hidden from my memory. 

I am truly sorry for every sin,
mortal and venial, 
for all the sins of my childhood 
up to the present hour. 
I know my sins have wounded Thy tender Heart, 
O my Savior, 
let me be freed from the bonds of evil 
through the most bitter Passion of my Redeemer. 
O my Jesus, 
forget and forgive what I have been. 

Amen.

Eternal Father, 
we humbly offer Thee our poor presence, 
and that of the whole of humanity, 
from the beginning 
to the end of the world 
at all the Masses 
that ever have or ever will be prayed. 

We offer Thee all the pains, 
sufferings, prayers, sacrifices, 
joys, and relaxations of our lives, 
in union with those of our Lord Jesus here on earth. 
May the Most Precious Blood of Christ, 
all His Blood, Wounds, 
and Agony save us, 
through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Amen.

O God, by Whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, 
send Your holy angel to watch over this grave, 
through Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life 
through Our Lord Jesus Christ, 
we commend to Almighty God (Name), 
and we commit his/her body to the ground: 
earth to earth, 
ashes to ashes, 
dust to dust. 

The Lord bless him/her and keep him/her, 
the Lord make His Face to shine upon him/her 
and be gracious to him/her, 
the Lord lift up His countenance upon him/her 
and give him/her peace. 

Amen.

O God, this hour revives in us memories of loved ones 
who are here no more. 
What happiness we shared when they walked among us! 
What joy, when, loving and loved, 
we lived our lives together! 
Their memory is a blessing forever.

Months or years may have passed, 
yet we feel near to them. 
Our hearts yearn for them. 
Though the bitter grief has softened, 
a duller pain abides, 
for the place where once they stood is empty now. 

The links of life are broken, 
but the links of love and longing cannot break. 
Their souls are bound up with ours forever.

O Lord, I thank You 
for allowing me to have these very special people in my life. 
I have been truly blessed by their presence, 
their words and actions, and their love. 
I grieve not for them, but for myself, as I truly miss them. 
We shared so much, 
and yet I feel our times together were fleeting. 

Help me, O God, 
to realize that the distance between us now 
is not so great and that one day, 
I will be reunited with them in paradise. 
Together, we will glorify You, 
Almighty Father, Your only Son, Jesus Christ, 
and Your Holy Spirit for all eternity. 

Amen.

May God remember forever my dear ones, 

who have gone to their eternal rest. 
May they be at one with the One Who is life eternal. 
May the beauty of their lives shine forevermore, 
and may my life always bring honor to their memory. 

Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory, 
deliver the souls of all the faithful departed 
from the pains of hell 
and from the deep pit: 
Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, 
that hell may not swallow them up, 
and may they not fall into darkness. 

May Your holy standard-bearer St. Michael the Archangel 
lead them into the holy light of Your Presence for all eternity. 

Amen.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, 
about those who have died, 
so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so, through Jesus, 
God will bring Him those who have died. 

For this we declare to you by the Word of the Lord, 
that we who are alive, 
who are left until the coming of the Lord, 
will by no means precede those who have died. 

For the Lord Himself, with a cry of command, 
with the archangel’s call 
and with the sound of God’s trumpet, 
will descend from heaven, 
and the dead in Christ will rise first. 

Then we who are alive, who are left, 
will be caught up in the clouds together with them 
to meet the Lord in the air; 
and so we will be with the Lord forever. 

Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

Amen.

Eternal rest grant unto (Name), O Lord, 
and let perpetual light shine upon him/her. 
May (Name) rest in peace. 
May (Name’s) soul 
and the souls of all the faithful departed, 
through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

Amen.

Father, to Thee I raise my whole being,
a vessel emptied of self. 
Accept Lord, this my emptiness, 
and so fill me with Thyself,
Thy Light, Thy Love, Thy Life,
that these precious gifts may radiate through me
and over-flow the chalice of my heart 
into the hearts of all with whom I come in contact this day, 
revealing unto them the beauty of Thy Joy and Wholeness 
and the Serenity of Thy Peace 
which nothing can destroy.

Amen.