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(All make the Sign of the Cross)
Minister:
The grace and peace
of God our Father,
who raised Jesus
from the dead,
be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Minister:
Our brother/sister (N...)
has gone to his/her rest
in the peace of Christ.
May the Lord now
welcome him/her to the table
of God's children in heaven.
Let us pray also for ourselves.
May we who mourn
be united one day
with our brother/sister (N...).
Together may we meet Christ Jesus
when he who is our life
appears in glory.
SCRIPTURE VERSE
Minister:
We read in sacred Scriptures.
"Our true home is
in heaven and Jesus Christ
whose return we long for,
will come from heaven to save us."
PRAYER OVER THE PLACE OF COMMITTAL
Minister:
Lord Jesus Christ,
by your own three days
in the tomb,
you hallowed the place of rest
of all who believe in you,
and so made the grave/ cremation
a sign of hope
that promises resurrection
even as it claims
our moral bodies.
Grant that our brother/ sister (N...)
may sleep in peace
until you awaken him/her to glory,
for you are the resurrection
and the life.
Then he/she will see you
face to face and in your light
will see light and know the
splendour of God,
for you live and reign
forever and ever.
All : Amen.
COMMITTAL
Minister:
Because God has chosen
to call our brother/ sister (N...)
from this life to himself,
we commit his/her body
to be cremated
(buried in the earth
for we are dust and unto dust
we shall return.
But the Lord Jesus
will change our mortal bodies
to be like his in glory,
for he is risen,
the first-born from the dead.
So, let us commend
our brother/sister (N...) to the Lord,
that the Lord may
embrace him/her in peace
and rise up his/her body
on the last day.
(Minister sprinkles the coffin with Holy Water.)
INTERCESSIONS
Minister:
For our brother/sister (N...),
let us pray
to our Lord Jesus Christ who said:
"I am the resurrection and the life.
Whosoever believes in me
shall live even in death,
and whoever lives
and believes in me shall never die."
Response: Hear our prayer.
Reader:
Lord, you consoled
Martha and Mary
in their distress,
draw near to us
who mourn for (N...),
and dry the tears
of those who weep.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
You wept at the grave
of Lazarus, your friend;
comfort us in our sorrow.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
You raised the dead to life;
give to our brother/ sister (N...)
eternal life.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
You promised paradise
to the repentant thief;
bring (N...) to the joys of heaven.
Lord in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
Our brother/sister (N...)
was washed in baptism
and anointed with the Holy Spirit;
give him/her fellowship
with all your saints.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
He/She was nourished
with your body and blood;
grant him/her a place at the table
in your heavenly kingdom.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
Comfort us in our sorrow
at the death of (N...) ;
let our faith
be our consolation
and eternal life our hope.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
THE LORDS' PRAYER
Minister:
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.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Minister:
God of holiness and power,
accept our prayers
on behalf of your servant, (N...).
Do not count his/her deeds
against him/her
for in his/her heart,
he/she desired to do your will.
As his/her faith united him/her
to your people on earth,
so may your mercy
join him/her
to the angels in heaven.
We ask this
through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE
Minister:
Bow your heads
and pray for God's blessings.
Merciful Lord,
you know the anguish
of the sorrowful.
You are attentive
to the prayers of the humble.
Hear your people
who cry out to you
in their need,
and strengthen their hope
in your lasting goodness.
We ask this through
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Minister:
Eternal rest grant unto (N...),
O Lord.
All:
And let perpetual light
shine upon him/her.
Minister:
May he/she rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Minister :
May his/her soul and the souls
of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Minister:
May the love of God
and the peace
of our Lord Jesus Christ
bless and console us
and wipe every tear
from our eyes:
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit
All: Amen.
Minister: Go in peace.
All: Thanks be to God.
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