Catholic Graduate Community

Prayers for All the Faithful Departed

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,

et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon them.
(At the basilica)

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus
Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended
into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence
He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father

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

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death
Amen.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Procession to the cemetery)

Litany of the Saints -- for Solemn Intercession

. . . Amen.
(In the cemetery)
Reading

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans.

(Rom. 6:3-9)
Brothers and sisters:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
We know that our old self was crucified with him,
so that our sinful body might be done away with,
that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
death no longer has power over him.

The Word of the Lord.

R: Thanks be to God.

Litany for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
 Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven ,
Have mercy on the Souls of the Faithful departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, …
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,

For the souls of our departed friends, relations and benefactors,

Grant light and peace, O Lord.
For those of our family who have fallen asleep in Thy bosom, …
For those who have gone to prepare our place,
For priests who were our spiritual directors,
For those who were our associates in daily toil,
For any soul whom we ever offended,
For our enemies now departed,
For those souls who have none to pray for them,
For those forgotten by their friends and kin,
For those now suffering the most,
For all deceased popes and prelates,
For all deceased priests, seminarians and religious,
For all our brethren in the Faith everywhere,
For all our separated brethren who deeply loved Thee, and would have come into
Thy household had they known the truth,
For those souls who need, or in life asked, our prayers,
For those, closer to Thee than we are, whose prayers we need,

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,

And let perpetual light shine upon them.
Be merciful,
Spare them, O Lord.
Be merciful,
 Hear them, O Lord.
From all evil,
O Lord, deliver them.
From Your wrath, …
From the flame of fire,
From the region of the shadow of death,
Through Your Immaculate Conception,
Through Your Nativity,
Through Your Most Holy Name,
Through the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Through Your most bitter Passion,
Through Your most Sacred Wounds,
Through Your most Precious Blood,
Through Your death, by which You have destroyed our death,

We sinners,
We beseech You, hear us.

That You would release our deceased parents, relations and benefactors from the
bonds of their sins and the punishment for them,

That You would hasten the day of visiting Your faithful detained in the receptacles
of sorrow, and would transport them to the city of eternal peace,

That You would shorten the time of expiation for their sins and graciously admit
them into the holy sanctuary, into which no unclean thing can enter,
That through the prayers and alms of Your Church, and especially by the
inestimable Sacrifice of Your Holy Altar, You would receive them into the
tabernacle of rest and crown their longing hopes with everlasting fruition,

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us..
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

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.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon them.
From the gates of Hell,
Deliver their souls, O Lord.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come to unto You.

Let Us Pray.
O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed
with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them. Be
not severe in Your judgments, but let Your Precious Blood fall upon the flames.
And, Merciful Savior, send Your angels to conduct them to a place of refreshment,
light and peace. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Requiem

(Translation)
Eternal rest give to them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion,
and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem;
O Lord, hear my prayer, all flesh shall come to Thee.
Eternal rest give to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.