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GREETING
Leader:
The grace and peace of
God our Father,
who raised Jesus
from the dead,
be always with you.
All: And with your spirit.
INVITATION TO PRAYER
Leader:
Dear friends in Christ,
in the name of Jesus
and of his Church,
we gather to pray
for our brother/sister (N...)
that God may bring him/her
to everlasting peace and rest.
We share the pain of loss
but the promise of eternal life
gives us hope.
Let us comfort one another
with these words.
OPENING PRAYER
All:
O God, glory of believers
and life of the just,
by the death and
resurrection of your Son,
we are redeemed.
Have mercy on your servant (N...)
and make him/her worthy
to share the joys of paradise,
for he/she believed
in the resurrection of the dead.
We ask this
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
READING
Reader:
A reading from the
prophet Isaiah (Is 23:6-10)
On this mountain,
the Lord of hosts
will prepare for all peoples
a banquet of rich food.
On this mountain,
he will remove the mourning veil
covering all peoples,
and the shroud
enwrapping all nations;
he will destroy death forever.
The Lord will wipe away
the tears from every cheek;
he will take away
his people's shame
everywhere on earth,
for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said:
See this is our God
in whom we hope for salvation;
the Lord is the one
in whom we hope.
We exult and we rejoice
that he has saved us.
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Ps 130)
Response:
I place all my trust
in you, my God.
All my hope
is in your mercy.
Response:
I place all my trust
in you, my God.
All my hope
is in your mercy.
Out of the depths
I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
To the voice of my pleading.
Response:
I place all my trust
in you, my God.
All my hope
is in your mercy.
If you, O Lord,
should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you
is found forgiveness
For this we revere you.
Response:
I place all my trust
in you, my God.
All my hope
is in your mercy.
My soul is
waiting for the Lord,
I count on his word.
My soul is
waiting for the Lord
More than watchman
for daybreak.
Response:
I place all my trust
in you, my God.
All my hope
is in your mercy.
GOSPEL
Leader:
A reading from the holy Gospel
according to Matthew (Mt 11:25-30)
At that time, Jesus exclaimed,
"I bless you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
for hiding these things
from the learned and the clever
and revealing them
to mere children.
Yes Father, for that is what
it pleased you to do.
Everything has been
entrusted to me
by my Father and no one knows
the Son except the Father,
just as no one knows
the Father except the Son
and those to whom
the Son chooses to reveal him.
Come to me
all you who labour
and are overburdened
and I will give you rest.
Shoulder my yoke
and learn from me,
for I am gentle
and humble in heart
and you will find
rest for your souls.
Yes, my yoke is easy
and my burden light."
Leader: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you,
Lord Jesus Christ
INTERCESSIONS
INTERCESSIONS
Leader:
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,
our brother/sister (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 our 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,
light and peace
to all whose faith
is known to you alone.
Lord, in your mercy.
Response: Hear our prayer.
The family and friends
of our brother/sister (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.
All:
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 your kingdom.
We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE LORDS' PRAYER &
THE ANGELIC SALUTATION
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.
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.
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD
All:
God of faithfulness and power,
in your wisdom
you have called your servant (N...)
out of this world.
Release him/her
from the bonds of sin
and welcome him/her
into your presence,
so that he/she may
enjoy eternal light and peace
and be raised up in glory
with all your saints.
We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE MOURNERS
All:
Lord our God,
the death of our
brother/sister (N...)
recalls our human condition
and the brevity
of our lives on earth.
But for those who believe
in your love,
death is not the end,
nor does it destroy
the bonds that you forge
in our lives.
We share the faith
of your Son's disciples
and the hope
of the children of God.
Bring the light of
Christ's resurrection
to this time of testing
and pain as we pray for (N...)
and for those
who love him/her,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
CONCLUDING RITE
Leader:
Blessed are those
who have died in the Lord;
let them rest from their labours
for their good deeds go with them.
Eternal rest grant unto (N...) O Lord.
All: And let perpetual light
shine upon him/ her.
Leader: May he/she rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Leader:
May his /her soul
and the souls of
all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Leader:
May the love of God
and the peace of
our Lord Jesus Christ
bless and console us
and gently wipe
every tear from our eyes:
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
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