Wake Prayers - Funeral Mass A

Wake Prayers

INTRODUCTORY RITES

RITE OF RECEPTION:

If the Rite of reception of the body

takes place at the beginning

of the funeral mass,

the introductory Rites

are those given here

and the usual introductory Rites for Mass,

including the penitential rite, are omitted.

If the Rite of Reception of the body

has already taken place,

the Mass begins in the usual manner.

GREETING

(AT THE CHURCH DOOR)

Priest:

The grace of

Our Lord Jesus Christ

and the love of God

and the communion

of the Holy Spirit

be with you all.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest :

The grace and peace

of God our Father,

who raised Jesus from the dead,

be always with you.

All: And with your spirit.

SPRINKLING WITH HOLY WATER

Priest:

In the waters of baptism,

(N...) died with Christ

and rose with him

to new life.

May he/she now share

with Him eternal glory.

All: Amen

PLACING OF THE PALL

(if it is the custom

in the local community,

the pall is then placed on the coffin,

either in silence or

as the priest says the following words)

Priest:

May Christ who claimed

(N...) in baptism

now enfold him/her

in his love and

bring him/her to eternal life.

All : Amen.

OPTIONAL

PLACING OF CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS

(The following texts may be used

during the Reception at the Church

when placing the Christian symbols

is desired.

A symbol of the Christian life,

such as the book of the Gospels,

a bible or a cross.

These may be carried in procession

and then placed on the coffin)

PLACING OF BIBLE

Priest:

In life, (N...) cherished

the Gospel of Christ.

May Christ now greet him/her

with these words of eternal life.

Come, blessed of my Father!

All : Amen.

PLACING OF CROSS

Priest:

In baptism (N...)

received the sign of the cross.

May he/she now share

in Christ's victory

over sin and death.

CROSS

(For a child who died before baptism)

Priest:

The cross we have

brought here today

was carried by the Lord Jesus

in the hour of his suffering.

We place it now

on [near] this coffin

as a sign of our hope for (N...)

(As the cross is placed

on [or near] the coffin:)

Priest:

Lord Jesus Christ,

you loved us unto death.

Let this cross be a sign

of your love for (N...)

and for the people

you have gathered here today.

ENTRANCE PROCESSION

(On reaching the altar,

the priest, with the assisting ministers,

makes the customary reverence,

kisses the altar,

and (if incense is used) incenses it.

Then he goes to the Chair.)

OUTSIDE EASTER TIME

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

Eternal rest grant unto them,

O Lord

and let perpetual light

shine upon them

INVITATION TO PRAYER

(If there is no Mass the following text is used)

Priest:

My brothers and sisters,

we have come together

to renew our trust in Christ who,

by dying on the cross,

has freed us

from eternal death and,

by rising, has opened for us

the gates of heaven.

Let us pray for our brother/sister,

that he/she may share

in Christ's victory,

and let us pray for ourselves,

that the Lord may grant us

the gift of his loving consolation.

All: Amen.

COLLECT:

Priest:

Let us pray:

O God, almighty Father,

our faith professes that

your Son died and rose again;

mercifully grant that

through this mystery

your servant (N...)

who has fallen asleep in Christ,

may rejoice to rise again

through him.

Who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

All : Amen.

Priest:

Let us pray, O God,

whose nature is always

to forgive and to show mercy,

we humbly implore you

for your servant (N...)

whom you have called (this day)

to journey to you, and,

since he/ she hoped

and believed in you,

grant that he/she may be led

to our true homeland to

delight in its everlasting joys.

Through our Lord Jesus

Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

DURING EASTER TIME

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

Just as Jesus died and rose again,

so, through Jesus,

God will bring with him

those who have fallen asleep;

and as in Adam all die,

so also in Christ

will all be brought to life, alleluia.

COLLECT

Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord:

as our faith in your Son,

raised from the dead, is deepened,

may our hope of resurrection

for your departed servant (N...)

also find new strength.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ,

your Son, who lives

and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

Priest:

O God,

who through the ending

of present things

open up the beginning

of things to come.

Grant, we pray, that the soul

of your servant (N...)

may be led by you

to attain the inheritance

of eternal redemption.

All : Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

READING SET A:

FIRST READING A

A reading from the book of Job

(Job 19:1, 23-27)

This I know: that my avenger lives.

Job said: "Ah, would that

these words of mine

were written down,

inscribed on some monument

with iron chisel and engraving tool,

cut into the rock for ever.

This I know: that my Avenger lives,

and he, the last,

will take his stand on earth.

After my awaking,

he will set me close to him,

and from my flesh

I shall look on God.

He whom I shall see

will take my part:

these eyes will gaze on him

and find him not aloof."

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

The Lord is my light and my help:

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold

of my life:

before whom shall I shrink?

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

There is one thing

I ask of the Lord,

for this I long,

to live in the house of the Lord,

all the days of my life,

to savour the sweetness

of the Lord,

to behold his temple.

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

⁠0 Lord, hear my voice when I call;

have mercy and answer.

It is your face, O Lord,

that I seek;

hide not your face.

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

I am sure I shall see

Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

Hope in him,

hold firm and take heart.

Hope in the Lord!

Response:

The Lord is my light and my help.

I am sure I shall see

the Lord's goodness

in the land of the living.

FIRST READING A

A reading from the letter

of St Paul to the Romans

(Rom 8:14-23)

We wait for our bodies to be set free.

Everyone moved by the Spirit

is a son of God.

The spirit you received

is not the spirit of slaves

bringing fear into your lives again;

it is the spirit of Sons,

and it makes us cry out,

"Abba, Father!"

The Spirit himself and our spirit

bear united witness that

we are children of God.

And if we are children

we are heirs as well;

heirs of God

and co-heirs with Christ,

sharing his sufferings

so as to share his glory.

I think that what we suffer

in this life

can never be compared

to the glory,

as yet unrevealed,

which is waiting for us.

The whole creation

is eagerly waiting

for God to reveal his sons.

It was not for any fault

on the part of creation

that it was made unable

to attain its purpose,

it was made so by God;

but creation still retains

the hope of being freed, like us,

from its slavery to decadence,

to enjoy the same

freedom and glory

as the children of God.

From the beginning till now

the entire creation, as we know,

has been groaning

in one great act of giving birth;

and not only creation,

but all of us who possess

the first-fruits of the spirit,

we too groan inwardly

as we wait for our bodies

to be set free.

The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION A

OUTSIDE LENT SEASON

Alleluia! Alleluia!

If we have died with Christ,

then we shall live with him;

If we hold firm,

then we shall reign with him.

All: Alleluia!

DURING LENT SEASON

Praise and honour to you,

Lord Jesus!

If we have died with Christ,

then we shall live with him;

If we hold firm,

then we shall reign with him.

All: Praise and honour to you,

Lord Jesus!

GOSPEL A

A reading from the Holy Gospel

according to Mark

(Mk 15:33-39, 16:1-6)

Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

[When the sixth hour came

there was darkness

over the whole land

until the ninth hour.

And at the ninth hour

Jesus cried out in a loud voice,

'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?'

which means, 'My God, my God,

why have you deserted me?'

When some of those

who stood by heard this,

they said, 'Listen,

he is calling on Elijah!'

Someone ran and

soaked a sponge in vinegar

and, putting it on a reed,

gave it to him saying,

'Wait and see if Elijah

will come to take him down!'

But Jesus gave a loud cry

and breathed his last.

And the veil of the Temple

was torn in two

from top to bottom.

The centurion,

who was standing in front of him,

had seen how he had died

and he said,

'In truth this man

was a son of God'.]

When the sabbath was over,

Mary of Magdala,

Mary the mother of James,

and Salome,

bought spices with which

to go and anoint him.

And very early in the morning

on the first day of the week

they went to the tomb,

just as the sun was rising.

They had been saying

to one another,

'Who will roll away the stone for us

from the entrance to the tomb?'

But when they looked

they could see that the stone -

which was very big -

had already been rolled back.

On entering the tomb

they saw a young man

in a white robe

seated on the right-hand side,

and they were struck

with amazement.

But he said to them,

'There is no need for alarm.

You are looking for

Jesus of Nazareth,

who was crucified;

he has risen, he is not here.

See, here is the place

where they laid him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Shorter form (verses 33-39):

read between [ ].

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS

OPTION A

Priest:

Brothers and sisters,

Jesus Christ is risen from the dead

and sits at the right hand

of the Father,

where he intercedes for his Church.

Confident that God hears the voices

of those who trust

in the Lord Jesus,

we join our prayers to his:

In baptism, (N...) received

the light of Christ.

Scatter the darkness now

and lead him/her

over the waters of death.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

Our brother/sister (N...)

was nourished at the table

of the Saviour.

Welcome him/her into the halls

of the heavenly banquet.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

Many friends and members

of our families

have gone before us

and await the kingdom.

Grant them an everlasting home

with your Son.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

Many people die by violence,

war, and famine each day.

Show your mercy to those

who suffer so unjustly these sins

against your love,

and gather them to the

eternal kingdom of peace.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

Those who trusted in the Lord

now sleep in the Lord.

Give refreshment, rest,

and peace to all whose faith

is known to you alone.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

(For the mourners)

The family and friends of (N...)

seek comfort and consolation.

Heal their pain and

dispel the darkness and doubt

that come from grief.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

We are assembled here

in faith and confidence

to pray for our

brother/sister (N...).

Strengthen our hope so that

we may live in the expectation

of your Son's coming.

Lord, in your mercy.

Response: Hear our prayer.

Priest:

Lord God, giver of peace

healer of sould,

hear the prayers

of the Redeemer, Jesus Christ,

and the voices of your people,

whose lives were purchased

by the blood of the Lamb.

Forgive the sins of all

who sleep in Christ

and grant them a place

in the kingdom.

We ask this through

Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY HYMN

(If there is no singing, the following may be followed.)

Priest:

Blessed are you,

Lord God of all creation,

for through your goodness

we have received the bread

we offer you: fruit of the earth

and work of human hands,

it will become for us

the bread of life.

All: Blessed be God for ever.

Priest:

Blessed are you,

Lord God of all creation,

for through your goodness

we have received the wine

we offer you: fruit of the vine

and work of human hands,

it will become our spiritual drink.

All: Blessed be God for ever.

INVITATION TO PRAYER

Priest:

Pray, brethren

(brothers and sisters),

that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God,

the almighty Father.

All:

May the Lord

accept the sacrifice

at your hands,

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good, and the good

of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

(OUTSIDE OF EASTER TIME)

Priest:

As we humbly present to you

these sacrificial offerings, O Lord,

for the salvation

of your servant (N...)

we beseech your mercy,

that he/she, who did not

doubt your Son

to be a loving Saviour,

may find in him a merciful Judge.

Who lives and reigns

for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

(DURING THE EASTER SEASON)

Priest:

Look favourably on our offerings,

O Lord, so that your

departed servant (N...)

may be taken up into glory

with your Son,

in whose great mystery of love

we are all united.

Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

PREFACE DIALOGUE

Priest:

The Lord be with you.

All:

And with your spirit.

Priest:

Lift up your hearts.

All:

We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest:

Let us give thanks

to the Lord our God.

All:

It is right and just.

PREFACE I FOR THE DEAD

The hope of resurrection in Christ

Priest:

It is truly right and just,

our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere

to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father,

almighty and eternal God,

through Christ our Lord.

In him the hope of

blessed resurrection has dawned,

that those saddened

by the certainty of dying

might be consoled

by the promise of

immortality to come.

Indeed for your faithful, Lord,

life is changed not ended, and,

when this earthly dwelling

turns to dust,

an eternal dwelling

is made ready for them in heaven.

And so,

with Angels and Archangels,

with Thrones and Dominions,

and with all the hosts

and Powers of heaven,

we sing the hymn of your glory,

as without end we acclaim:

SANCTUS

All:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,

God of hosts.

Heaven and earth

are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he

who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

PREFACE II FOR THE DEAD

Christ died so that we might live

Priest:

It is truly right and just,

our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere

to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father,

almighty and eternal God,

through Christ our Lord.

For as one alone

he accepted death,

so that we might all

escape from dying;

as one man he chose to die,

so that in your sight

we all might live for ever.

And so, in company

with the choirs of Angels,

We praise you,

and with joy we proclaim:

SANCTUS

All:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,

God of hosts.

Heaven and earth

are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he

who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

Priest:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore,

these gifts, we pray,

by sending down your Spirit

upon them like the dewfall,

so that they may become for us

the Body and (+) Blood

of our Lord Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed

and entered willingly

into his Passion,

he took bread and,

giving thanks, broke it,

and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND EAT OF IT,

FOR THIS IS MY BODY,

WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way,

when supper was ended,

he took the chalice and,

once more giving thanks,

he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE

OF MY BLOOD,

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW

AND ETERNAL COVENANT,

WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT

FOR YOU AND FOR MANY

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

Priest:

The mystery of faith:

All:

We proclaim your death,

O Lord,

and profess your resurrection,

until you come again.

When we eat this bread

and drink this cup,

we proclaim your Death O Lord,

until you come again.

Priest:

Therefore, as we celebrate

the memorial of his Death

and Resurrection,

we offer you, Lord,

the Bread of life

and the Chalice of salvation,

giving thanks

that you have held us worthy

to be in your presence

and minister to you.

Humbly we pray that,

partaking of the Body

and Blood of Christ,

we may be gathered into one

by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,

spread throughout the world,

and bring her

to the fullness of charity,

together with (N...) our Pope

and (N...) our Bishop

and all the clergy.

Remember your servant (N...),

whom you have called (today)

from this world to yourself.

Grant that he/she

who was united with your Son

in a death like his,

may also be one with him

in his Resurrection.

Remember also

our brothers and sisters

who have fallen asleep

in the hope of the resurrection,

and all who have died

in your mercy:

welcome them

into the light of your face.

Have mercy on us all, we pray,

that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of God,

with blessed Joseph, her Spouse

with the blessed Apostles,

and all the Saints

who have pleased you

throughout the ages,

we may merit to be

co-heirs to eternal life,

and may praise and glorify you

through your Son, Jesus Christ.

DOXOLOGY

Priest:

Through him,

and with him,

and in him,

O God, almighty Father,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all glory and honour is yours,

for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

(Go to Communion Rite)

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

Priest:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created

rightly gives you praise,

for through your Son

our Lord Jesus Christ,

by the power and working

of the Holy Spirit,

you give life to all things

and make them holy,

and you never cease

to gather a people to yourself,

so that from the rising of the sun

to its setting a pure sacrifice

may be offered to your name.

Therefore, O Lord,

we humbly implore you:

by the same Spirit

graciously make holy these gifts

we have brought to you

for consecration,

that they may become

the Body and (+) Blood

of your Son Our Lord Jesus Christ,

at whose command

we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed

he himself took bread, and,

giving you thanks,

he said the blessing,

broke the bread

and gave it to his disciples,

saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND EAT OF IT,

FOR THIS IS MY BODY,

WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way,

when supper was ended,

he took the chalice and,

once more giving thanks,

he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE

OF MY BLOOD,

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW

AND ETERNAL COVENANT,

WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT

FOR YOU AND FOR MANY

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

Priest:

The mystery of faith:

All:

We proclaim your death,

O Lord,

and profess your resurrection,

until you come again.

When we eat this bread

and drink this cup,

we proclaim your Death O Lord,

until you come again.

Priest:

Therefore, O Lord,

as we celebrate the memorial

of the saving Passion of your Son,

his wondrous Resurrection

and Ascension into heaven,

and as we look forward

to his second coming,

we offer you in thanksgiving

this holy and living sacrifice.

Look, we pray,

upon the oblation of your Church and,

recognising the sacrificial Victim

by whose death you willed

to reconcile us to yourself,

grant that we, who are nourished

by the Body and Blood of your Son

and filled with his Holy Spirit,

may become one body,

one spirit in Christ.

May he make us

an eternal offering to you,

so that we may obtain

an inheritance with your elect,

especially with the most

Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of God,

with blessed Joseph, her Spouse

with your blessed Apostles

and glorious Martyrs

(with Saint N... :

the Saint of the day or Patron Saint)

and with all the Saints,

on whose constant intercession

in your presence

we rely for unfailing help.

May this Sacrifice

of our reconciliation,

we pray, O Lord,

advance the peace and salvation

of all the world.

Be pleased to confirm

in faith and charity

your pilgrim Church on earth,

with your servant (N...) our Pope

and (N...) our Bishop,

the Order of Bishops,

all the clergy,

and the entire people

you have gained for your own.

Listen graciously

to the prayers of this family,

whom you have

summoned before you:

in your compassion,

O merciful Father,

gather to yourself all your children

scattered throughout the world.

Remember your servant (N...)

whom you have called (today)

from this world to yourself.

Grant that he/she

who was united with your Son

in a death like his,

may also be one with him

in his Resurrection,

when from the earth

he will raise up in the flesh

those who have died,

and transform our lowly body

after the pattern

of his own glorious body.

To our departed

brothers and sisters, too,

and to all who were pleasing to you

at their passing from this life,

give kind admittance

to your kingdom.

There we hope to enjoy forever

the fullness of your glory

when you will wipe away every tear

from our eyes.

For seeing you, our God,

as you are, we shall be like you

for all ages and

praise you without end,

through Christ our Lord,

through whom you bestow

on the world all that is good.

DOXOLOGY

Priest:

Through him,

and with him,

and in him,

O God, almighty Father,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all glory and honour is yours,

for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

(Go to Communion Rite)

COMMUNION RITE

Priest:

At the Saviour's command

and formed by divine teaching,

we dare to say:

All:

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day

our daily bread;

and forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those

who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Priest:

Deliver us, Lord, we pray,

from every evil,

graciously grant peace in our days,

that, by the help of your mercy,

we may always be free from sin

and safe from all distress,

as we await the blessed hope

and the coming of our Saviour,

Jesus Christ.

All:

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours,

now and forever.

Priest:

Lord Jesus Christ,

who said to your Apostles:

Peace I leave you,

my peace I give you;

look not on our sins,

but on the faith of your Church,

and graciously grant her peace

and unity in accordance

with your will.

Who live and reign

for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

Priest:

The peace of the Lord

be with you always.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest:

Let us offer each other

the sign of peace.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

AGNUS DEI

All:

Lamb of God, you take away

the sins of the world,

have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away

the sins of the world,

have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away

the sins of the world,

grant us peace.

COMMUNION

Priest:

Behold the Lamb of God,

behold him who takes away

the sins of the world.

Blessed are those

called to the supper of the Lamb.

All:

Lord, I am not worthy

that you should enter

under my roof,

but only say the word

and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION HYMN

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

(OUTSIDE OF EASTER TIME)

Priest:

Let us pray.

Lord God, whose Son left us,

in the Sacrament of his Body,

food for the journey,

mercifully grant that,

strengthened by it,

our brother/sister (N...)

may come to the

eternal table of Christ.

Who lives and reigns

for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

(DURING THE EASTER SEASON)

Priest:

Let us pray.

Grant, we pray, O Lord,

that your servant (N...)

for whom we have celebrated

this paschal Sacrament,

may pass over

to a dwelling place

of light and peace.

Through Christ Our Lord.

All: Amen.

FINAL COMMENDATION

INVITATION TO PRAYER

Priest:

Before parting, let us together

bid our last farewell

to our brother/sister (N...).

With respect and affection,

we entrust him/her to God's Mercy,

with the hope of

meeting again one day,

when the love of Christ,

who triumphed over evil,

will triumph over death itself.

We pause a while in silence

to pray and recall

what (N...) has been for us,

what we had in common

and experienced together,

and what he/she is now for God.

Priest:

Our brother/sister has fallen asleep

in the peace of Christ.

Let us entrust him/her

to the love of God our Father,

in faith and the hope of eternal life.

Let us accompany him/her

with our prayer:

in baptism he/she

became a child of God;

in the Eucharist he/she

found the food of life;

may he/she be welcome now

at God's table in heaven

and may he/she receive now,

together with all the saints,

the promised inheritance.

Let us also pray [the Lord]

for ourselves;

may we, one day,

when our time of

tears and sorrow is over,

join with our brother/sister

to meet Christ, who is our life,

when he comes in glory.

With this hope in our hearts,

we pause for a quiet moment

of reflection and prayer.

SILENCE. All pray in silence.

SIGNS OF FAREWELL

The coffin may now be sprinkled

with holy water and incensed.

Before sprinkling

Priest:

We hope and we believe

that we will come back to life.

As a sign of our faith,

I bless the mortal remains

of our brother/sister (N...)

in the name of the Father

and of the Son and

of the Holy Spirit.

Before incensing

Priest:

As a sign of respect

for our brother/sister (N...),

may this incense surround

our brother's/sister's body

and go up to God with our prayer.

The following is sung or said while the priest incenses the coffin.

SONG OF FAREWELL

⁠I know that my Redeemer lives,

And on that final day of days,

His voice shall bid me rise again:

Unending joy, unceasing praise!

This hope I cherish in my heart:

To stand on earth,

my flesh restored,

And, not a stranger but a friend,

Behold my Saviour and my Lord.

⁠I know that my Redeemer lives:

on the last day I shall rise again.

Response:

And in my flesh I shall see God.

I shall see him myself

face to face;

and my own eyes

shall behold my Saviour.

Response:

And in my flesh I shall see God.

Within my heart this hope I cherish:

that in my flesh I shall see God.

Response:

And in my flesh I shall see God.

When singing is not possible, the following could be said:

Father,

infinitely good and merciful,

we entrust to you (N...),

who is now standing at the door

[crossing the threshold]

of your house.

Take with you, Lord,

the one we love.

Response:

Take with you, Lord, the one we love.

⁠When the darkness of death

takes him/her away

from our sight,

may your perpetual light

shine upon him/her.

Response:

Take with you, Lord, the one we love.

He/She is no more with us;

let him/her be with you, Lord,

for we know

your forgiving and

tender mercy [love].

Response:

Take with you, Lord, the one we love.

He/She is your child

from the day

the water of Baptism

gave him/her your life.

Response:

Take with you, Lord, the one we love.

Through the love of your Son,

he/she already belongs to you.

May he/she live in your presence

and share your glory for ever.

Response:

Take with you, Lord, the one we love.

(A short pause)

Brother/Sister (N...) ,

we bid you "Adieu" (farewell)

until the blessed day

when we meet again.

Lord, we turn to you,

while thinking of our brother/sister.

Together, we pray:

Response: