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First 9 consecutive nights will be The Holy Rosary to Our Blessed Virgin Mother
Daily Prayer for 31 Consecutive Nights, After The 9 Consecutive Nights of The Holy Rosary

Leader: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

ALL: Merciful Lord Jesus! Listen to the prayers of the souls in purgatory.
Listen to our prayers for the soul of the faithful departed/especially for the
soul of_________/through the infinite merit of your life/passion and
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death/we beseech You to grant ______ pardon for all his shortcomings on
earth.

Leader: O God/You alone are ever merciful and sparing of punishment.

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ALL: Humbly we pray in behalf of the soul of _______ whom You have
commanded to go forth from this world. Do not forget him but command that his
soul be taken up by the holy angels and brought to paradise. So that since he
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hoped and believed in You/ he may share the joys of Your eternal kingdom.

Leader: Absolve/O Lord/the soul of Your faithful servant ______ from every bond
of sin.

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ALL: So that this
_____document
may rise againuseful?
to life in the glory of the resurrection with
your saints. May the angels welcome ______ to paradise where there is everlasting
peace. AMEN.

Leader: By Your Holy Incarnation.

ALL: Have Mercy on the soul of_______

By Your Holy Birth.
By Your Baptism.
By Your Suffering on the Cross.

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By Your Death and Burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your Coming of the Holy Spirit.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

All: Christ have mercy on us.
Leader: Lord have mercy on us.
All: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: To You O God our Father/ we humbly commend_____/in his mortal

life on earth/You loved him with great love. Now that he has been freed from the
sufferings/trials/and evils of earth/grant that your mercy and goodness will bring
him to Your paradise/where there is no more grief or suffering/questioning/ or
temptations/but only peace and joy/with Your Son and the Holy S pirit/forever and
ever.

ALL: Blessed be God/ the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ/a gentle Father and
the God of comfort and joy/who comforts us in our sorrows and pains/so that we
can offer to others/in their sorrows and pains/the comfort we have received from
God ourselves. Let us trust him. Through His Son who invites us/saying, “Come to  
me/all you who labor and burdened/and I will give you eternal rest”.  

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Leader: Most merciful Father into your hands we entrust the soul of______. For we
are sustained with the sure hope that he/she will rise again on the last day/at
the resurrection/with all those who have died in Christ.

All: We give you thanks O Lord/for all the good things /which You gave Your
servant_____/during his mortal life/as signs of Your infinite goodness and
love for him and of the communion of saints in Christ. In Your great mercy/ O
Lord / accept our prayers that the gates of paradise may now be opened to him.
In our turn/may we be comforted by the faith/until one day we hasten to meet
Jesus Christ/where we may all be together forever/united with the Lord/and with
our loved ones.

Leader: Dear _____ may the angels lead you into paradise. May the martyrs and
saints await your coming/and escort you to the holy city. May the choirs of 
angels welcome you/and with the poor man Lazarus/and all your dear
ones/may you enjoy everlasting rest and happiness.
Let us pray...

ALL: Merciful Father/ into your hands we commend the soul of_____. We are
confident that with all who died in grave, he will be raised to life and live with
Christ forever. We thank you for all the blessings you gave him in this life. Lord /
hear our prayers. Welcome _______ to heavenly paradise and help us to comfort
each other with the assurance of our faith in Jesus Christ.
Leader: Lord Jesus/You wept for Your friend Lazarus.
ALL: Comfort us in our sorrow. You raised the dead to life. Grant ______ eternal
rest. He was washed clean at baptism and anointed with the oil of salvation.
Receive him to the company of the saints. He was nourished with Your body and
blood at the Holy Eucharist.
Leader: And now let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words that our
Savior taught us.
ALL: Our Father……..   ( T h e L o r d ’ s P r a y e r )  
Lead: Eternal rest grant unto _______ O Lord.
ALL: And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.
Leader: May the soul of _______ rest in peace.
ALL: AMEN.
Leader: Friends/let us first think of God’s living and loving presence in our
midst/ here and now... and let us think of our beloved _____ as still v ery much
alive in another and happier life…..(PAUSE)…  
Leader: Lord have mercy on us.
ALL: Lord have mercy on us

All: May the faith which is our greatest treasure on earth/be now our
consolation. May our belief in Jesus Christ be our guarantee of eternal life/for
He promised us: “I am the resurrection and life. Whoeve r believes in me/even
though he dies/shall live again. Every living person who believes in me shall never
die/ but shall posses s everlasting life.”  

Leader: O God/Your days are without end. Your mercies are too many to count.
Cause us never to forget that our life is very short and uncertain. Let Your
Holy Spirit guide us through this present life. Giving justice and charity to

people we meet from day to day/so that at the end/we may be accounted
worthy to enter into your eternal kingdom/our final home.

ALL: Lord/open our lips and enflame our hearts/ and cleanse them of useless
and evil thoughts. Enlighten our minds/that we may seriously meditate on Thy
sufferings and death/ and the pains endured by Thy most glorious Mother/and
deign to hear and receive us before Thy great majesty. Thou liveth and reigneth
forever. AMEN.

(Pray the Apostles Creed, 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s, 1 Glory Be)  
I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the V irgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again 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.

Leader: Prays the Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony in the Garden .
2. The Scourging at the Pillar .
3. The Crowning with Thorns .
4. The Carrying of the Cross .
5. The Crucifixion and Death on the Cross .

(In the decades of the Rosary; f or the Our Father, say the following) 
ALL: My most merciful Jesus/look down with eyes of pity on the faithful soul
Of _______ for whom Thou suffered and died on the cross. Amen.

(On the beads for the Hail Mary, say the following: ) 
*Response: Have mercy on the soul of________________.
Leader: My Jesus/through Thy bloody sweat in the garden…  
My Jesus/through Thy blow thou received on Thy sacred face…  
My Jesus/through Thy cruel scourging Thou endured…  
My Jesus/through Thy crown of thorns that pierced thy head…  
My Jesus/through Thy carrying of the cross on the path of bitterness…  
My Jesus/through Thy face covered with blood which thou allowed to be
imprinted on the veil of veronica…  
My Jesus/through Thy bloody garments which were cruelly removed from thy
wounded body… 
My Jesus/through Thy holy body nailed on the cross…  
My Jesus/through Thy hands and feet pierced with cruel nails…  
My Jesus/through Thy sacred side pierced with a lance and from which
flowed blood and water…  
Hail Mary full of grace........  ( 1 0 H a i l M a r y s )  

Leader: Eternal Rest Grant unto_____________, O Lord.

All: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
Leader: May he rest in peace.

All: AMEN.
Leader: Glory be to the Father, to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit
All: As it was in the beginning/ is now and ever shall be world without end. AMEN.
(Repeat for each sorrowful mystery) 
(After the 5 sorrowful mysteries, say the following) 
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Leader: Pray for us O holy Mother of God,

All: That we may be made w orthy of the promises of Christ.
Leader: Let us Pray
All: Most sweet Jesus/ who in Thy desire to redeem the world/ deigned to be
born/ circumcised/ mocked by the Jews/ to fall into the hands of Thy enemies/
through the treacherous kiss of Judas/ to be bound and brought to the place of
sacrifice like a lamb/ brought before Caiphas/ Pilate/ and Herod. Spat on/
accused and condemned with false witnesses/ to be slapped and have Thy sacred
body covered with wounds/ from the cruel scourgings. To be crowned with
thorns/ Thy face covered with a purple cloth in Mockery/ stripped of Thy
garments/ nailed and elevated on the cross between two thieves/ as if Thou w ere
one of them. Offered gall and vinegar to drink/ and to be pierced i n Thy side
with a lance/ deliver, O Lord, the soul of______________/ from his great sufferings
through Thy most bitter passion/ bring him to Thy glory/ and deliver him from
the pains of hell/ through the merits of Thy holy passion and death on the
cross/ so that he may be worthy to enter that kingdom/ where Thou brought the
good thief/ who was crucified with Thee/ who liveth and reighneth with the Father
and the Holy Spirit forever/ AMEN..

Litany for the Faithful Departed

Lord…Have mercy on us
Lord…Have mercy on us  
Christ…Have mercy on us
Christ…Have mercy on us
Lord…Have mercy on us
Lord…Have mercy on us
Christ…Hear us
Christ…Graciously Hear us  

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