Main >> Cultures & Beliefs >> Christianity

 
prayers for the deceased
Prayers for the Faithful departed
In your charity, please pray for the eternal rest of Raymond Stringfellow, my Dad, and also pray for the deceased of the Stringfellow and Lloyd families.
"We have loved him during life, let us not abandon him, until we have conducted him by our prayers into the house of the Lord."     .......St.Ambrose
The memory of those who have gone before us to whom we are linked by bonds of fidelity and gratitude, must also accompany us in all acts of our daily life. For this is the memorial that they deserve; this redounds to their honor; this is the spirit of Christian prayer for the dead, which is inseparable from Christian life and practice.
                                                                             ----Pope JohnXXIII
Prayer to the Good Shepherd

Lord Jesus, you who are shepherd of your people, remember especially in loving mercy  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and all our beloved departed, marked with the sign of faith, who have gone before us. You are the Good Shepherd who has laid down your life for us, your sheep. We entrust to your tender care and guidance all those we so dearly love. You are our risen Lord, our hope of glory. You know your own, and your own know you. Bring all those we love to everlasting life with you in heaven. For we believe in the resurrection of the body and in life everlasting. Amen.
God of love, the peace of heaven is your gift. Grant forgiveness to our brothers and sisters who have died in Christ; free them from their sins. Make them one with Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer of St. Gertrude The Great

Our Lord told St. Gertrude the following prayer would release 1,000 souls from Purgatory each time it is said.

Eternal Father , I offer thee the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
For Those Dying Unprepared

Lord, for those dying unprepared, I offer you in union with Mary and with St. Joseph the Holy Masses being celebrated today all over the world.

O Jesus, our Redeemer, through the Holy Masses offered this day and through the Intercession of Mary, assist in Your mercy those dying suddenly at this moment.

 

page created with Easy Designer