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Who mourn and pray for their brother (sister).ĭo not let our brother (sister) be parted from you, May his (her) soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.Īll make the Sign of the Cross as one member of the family says:Īnd gently wipe every tear from our eyes: And let perpetual light shine upon him (her). Eternal rest grant unto him (her), O Lord. One member of the family says:īlessed are those who have died in the Lord We humbly entrust our brother (sister) N.Īll may sign the forehead of the deceased with the Sign of the Cross. Then this prayer is said: Into your hands, O Lord, Let us pray as Jesus taught us: Our Father. With God there is mercy and fullness of redemption. With reverence we bless his (her) mortal body. The body may then be sprinkled with holy water.Īnd the spirit of God lived in him (her), Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light." Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. My brothers and sisters, Jesus says: "Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.

It is most fitting that family members take part in preparing the body for burial.Īll make the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. When the family first gathers around the body, before or after it is prepared for burial, all or some of the following prayers may be used. In this prayer Christ himself bears witness to the life and immortality to which God calls every human being. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection. Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life. The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself.