Interment 2
GREETING
Priest:
In the name of the Father (+)
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
All : Amen.
Priest:
May the love of God
and the peace of
the Lord Jesus Christ
bless us and console us.
We gather today
at this sacred place
to pray for (N...)
whose mortal remains
will lie here to rest,
with our brothers and sisters
who have gone before us.
We believe that for them,
life is changed, not ended.
Our Saviour Jesus Christ
died and rose again
to crush the sting
of death and sin.
Let us therefore
offer our prayers
for (N...),
that he/she may
have a place of light
and refreshment
with Christ.
BLESSING OF THE NICHE
Priest:
Lord Jesus Christ,
by Your own three days
in the tomb,
You made holy the graves
of all who believe in You
and so made the grave
a sign of hope
that promises resurrection
even as it claims
our mortal bodies.
Bless this niche
which will receive
the mortal remains
of our brother/sister (N...),
and grant that
he/she may sleep here
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 your light
and know Your splendour,
for You live and reign
forever and ever.
All : Amen.
WORD OF GOD
A reading from the second letter
of St Paul to the Corinthians
(Cor 4:16-18, 5:1, 6-8)
So we do not lose heart.
Even though our outer nature
is wasting away,
our inner nature
is being renewed
day by day.
For this slight momentary affliction
is preparing us
for an eternal weight of glory
beyond all measure,
because we look not at
what can be seen
but at what cannot be seen;
for what can be seen
is temporary,
but what cannot be seen
is eternal.
For we know that
if the earthly tent
we live in is destroyed,
we have a building from God,
a house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.
So we are always confident;
even though we know that
while we are at home
in the body
we are away from the Lord-
for we walk by faith,
not by sight.
Yes, we do have confidence,
and we would rather be away
from the body
and at home with the Lord.
The Word of the Lord.
All : Thanks be to God.
GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
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
as we respond:
Lord, hear our prayer.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
In baptism, (N...),
received the light of Christ.
Scatter the darkness now
and lead him/her
over the waters of death.
We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, 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.
We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, 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.
We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
The family and friends of (N...),
seek comfort and consolation.
Heal their pain and
dispel the darkness
and doubt that
come from grief.
We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, 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.
We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
THE LORD'S PRAYER &
THE ANGELIC SALUTATION
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.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you amongst women
and blessed is the
fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
RITE OF INTERMENT
Priest:
Lord God, giver of peace
and healer of souls,
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.
As we await the day when
(N...) will be raised again
in glory, we now inter
his/her remains in this niche.
All: Amen.
PRAYER AFTER INTERMENT
Priest:
Lord, (N...) is gone now
from this earthly dwelling
and has left behind
those who mourn
his/her absence.
Grant that we may hold
his/her memory dear,
never bitter for
what we have lost
nor in regret for the past,
but always in hope
of the eternal kingdom
where you will bring us
together again.
We ask this
through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
CONCLUSION
Priest:
Eternal rest grant unto (N...)
O Lord.
All :
And let perpetual light
shine upon him/her.
Priest:
May he/ she rest in peace.
All : Amen.
Priest:
May the souls of all
the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
All : Amen.
BLESSING
Priest:
May the Lord
bless you and keep you.
All : Amen.
Priest:
May He show his face to you
and have mercy on you.
All : Amen.
Priest:
May He turn His countenance
to you and give you peace.
All : Amen.
Priest:
May Almighty God bless you,
the Father (+) and the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
All : Amen.