Prayers (A-Z)

Now, Master, You can dismiss your servant in peace; 
You have fulfilled Your word. 
For my eyes have witnessed Your saving deed 
displayed for all the peoples to see: 
A revealing light to the Gentiles, 
the glory of Your people Israel. [Lk. 2:29-32]

Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord; 
Praise and exalt him above all forever. 
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord; 
You heavens, bless the Lord; 
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord. 

All you hosts of the Lord; bless the Lord. 
Sun and moon, bless the Lord; 
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord. 
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord; 
All you winds, bless the Lord. 

Fire and heat, bless the Lord; 
Cold and chill, bless the Lord. 
Dew and rain, bless the Lord; 
Frost and cold, bless the Lord. 

Ice and snow, bless the Lord; 
Nights and days, bless the Lord. 

Light and darkness bless the Lord; 
Lightning and clouds, bless the Lord. 
Let the earth bless the Lord; 
Praise and exalt him above all forever. 

Mountains and hills, bless the Lord 
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord. 
You springs, bless the Lord; 
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord. 

You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord; 
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord. 
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord; 
Praise and exalt him above all forever. 

You sons of men, bless the Lord; 
O Israel, bless the Lord. 
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; 
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord. 

Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord; 
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord. 
Ananias, Azarias, Misael, bless the Lord; 
Praise and exalt him above all forever. 

Let us bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost; 
Let us praise and exalt God above all forever. 
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven; 
Praiseworthy and glorious forever.

Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Israel;
He has come to His people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,
Born of the house of His servant David.

Through His holy prophets He promised of old
That He would save us from our enemies,
From the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers
And to remember His holy Covenant.

This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham:
To set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship Him without fear,
Holy and righteous in His sight
All the days of our life.

You, My child shall be called
The prophet of the Most High,
For you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, 
To give his people knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our Lord
The dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death,
And to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning.
is now, and will be forever.

Amen.

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.