ment obtain for the souls of my father and mother perpetual rest and light, and let Thy grace bestow on me together with them the eternal crown. Through. 10. For anyone deceased. COLLECT. GOD, to Whom alone it pertains to bestow healing after death: grant, we beseech Thee, that the soul of Thy servant being cleansed from all his sins, he may be gathered into the company of Thine elect. Through. SECRET. RECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this Oblation which we offer Thee for the soul of Thy servant, that Thou mayest grant him eternal rest amidst Thy Saints and elect, and so he may enjoy their fellowship and eternal life. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. LET our prayers, O Lord, come up to Thee, and through these Holy Things which we have taken let the soul of Thy servant receive eternal joy: and as Thou didst make him a partaker of Thine adoption, so do Thou bid him be a sharer of Thine inheritance. Through. 11. For a friend departed. COLLECT. HELP us, O God of our salvation, and (being entreated by the prayers of Mary the most blessed Mother of God and ever Virgin,) grant the soul of Thy servant a place in everlasting light and bliss. Through. SECRET. RECEIVE, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the Sacrifice of propitiation and praise which we offer to be consecrated to Thy Name, (in commemoration of Mary the blessed Mother of God,) and in behalf of Thy servant for whose rest we humbly implore Thee. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. LET our prayers, O Lord, come up before Thee, and let the soul of Thy servant possess eternal joy and as Thou didst make him a partaker of Thine adoption, (at the intercession of Mary the blessed Mother of God,) do Thou bid him be a sharer of Thine inheritance. Through. 12. For one deceased by sudden death. for the soul of Thy servant, and may he find the pardon for his sins which he sought: and what he could not fulfil with the voice of his word, let him, of Thy bounty, receive that fruit of repentance which he desired. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. POSTCOMMUNION. ET this Communion, O LE Lord, cleanse us from all guilt, and bestow upon the souls of Thy servants the that before the Judgementfellowship of heavenly joy: seat of the glory of Thy Christ they may be set apart with them on the right hand, and have nothing in common with those on the left. Through the same. GOD, by Whom all good things are put into the hearts of men: grant by these Holy Things which we have taken, that as Thou didst grant to the soul of Thy 14. servant to wish for repentance, so Thou wouldest now of Thy mercy give him the pardon that he longed for. Through. 13. For male kinsfolk. COLLECT. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, to Whom we never pray without the hope of mercy favourably regard the souls of Thy servants; that those who have departed this life in the confession of Thy Name, Thou wouldest make to be gathered together among the number of Thy Saints. Through. SECRET. FAVOURABLY regard, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the souls of Thy servants for whom we offer Thee the Sacrifice of reconciliation: and forasmuch as in the light of this present life they abode in the catholic faith, so in that which is to come let Thy most merciful recompense be awarded them. Through. For female kinsfolk. COLLECT. WE beseech Thee, O Lord, according to Thy great goodness have mercy upon the souls of Thine handmaids: and as they are now set free contact with mortal flesh, restore them to the portion of eternal salvation. Through. from SECRET. ET the souls of Thine LE handmaids, O Lord, be delivered from all their sins by this Sacrifice, without which none can be set free from guilt and grant, that by this service of atonement they may obtain perpetual mercy. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. WE beseech Thee, O Lord, let the souls of Thine handmaids find the fellowship of eternal light, the Sacrament of which perpetual mercy they while on earth received. Through. WE bring our Sacrifice before Thee, O Lord, with humble supplication, beseeching Thy Majesty that the soul of Thine handmaid by this holy service of reconciliation may be accounted COLLECT. worthy to come to everlasting HAVE mercy, O Lord, we rest. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. GRANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to the soul of Thine handmaid everlasting mercy: that being set free from the bonds of the flesh eternal light may possess her. Through. 16. Thirty days' prayer. COLLECT. INCLINE Thine ear, O beseech Thee, upon the souls of all our departed benefactors and for those benefits which they bountifully bestowed upon us on earth, let them obtain eternal rewards in heaven. Through. LORD, let the offering of this present Sacrifice be pleasing unto Thee, for our salvation, and the salvation of gra all our benefactors: whose memory we call to mind with special affection, and ciously have mercy upon all Christians both quick and dead. Through. Lord, to our prayers, wherein we humbly supplicate Thy mercy: that Thou wouldest place the souls of Thy servants and handmaids, whom Thou hast commanded to pass out of this world, in the land of peace and light, and bid them be partakers LET, O Lord, the Sacrawith Thy Saints. Through. SECRET. LET this Oblation, we be seech Thee, O Lord, absolve the souls of Thy ser POSTCOMMUNION. ments we have taken absolve us from the chains of sin, and obtain for the souls of all our departed benefactors a fellowship with the spirits of the blessed. Through. 18. For those at rest in a Cemetery. COLLECT. GOD, by Whose mercy the souls of the faithful are at rest to the souls of all Thy servants and handmaids, who here and everywhere are at rest in Christ, favourably grant pardon of their sins, so that being set free from all their guilt, they may rejoice with Thee for ever. Through. SECRET. LORD, of Thy gracious goodness receive the Sacrifice which we offer for the souls of all Thy servants and handmaids, here and everywhere resting in Christ: that being delivered by this one and only Sacrifice from the dreadful chains of death they may find eternal life. Through the same. POSTCOMMUNION. GOD, the light of faithful souls, be present graciously with us who call upon Thee, and grant to Thy servants and handmaids, whose bodies here and everywhere rest in Christ, a place of refreshment, the blessing of rest, and the bright clearness of light. Through the same. 19. For whom we are bound to pray. COLLECT. the souls of Thy servants and handmaids, whose commemoration we keep with special devotion, and for whom we are bidden and are bound to pray, and the souls of all our benefactors and all our kinsfolk and acquaintance, and of all the faithful, may rest in the bosom of Thy Saints, and being presently raised from the dead may please Thee in the land of all the living. Through. SECRET. GRANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that these Gifts, which we offer before the eyes of Thy Majesty, may be salvation to the souls of Thy servants and handmaids, the commemoration of whom we keep with special devotion, and for whom we are bidden and are justly bound to pray, and to the souls of all our benefactors, as well as of our relations and friends, and of all the faithful: that of Thy from the chains of dreaded loving-kindness being set free worthy to be partakers of everdeath, they may be counted lasting blessedness. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. GOD, Who of Thine inestimable mercy dost make the souls of men to pass from trouble to rest: favourably regard our supplications. for the souls of Thy servants and handmaids, whose commemoration we keep with GRANT, we beseech Thee, special devotion, and for O Lord our God, that whom we are bidden and bound to pray, and for the souls of all our benefactors, as well as our relations and friends, and of all the faithful; that Thou wouldest restore them to a place in paradise, and count them among the lot of Thy righteous. Through. 20. For all the faithful departed. COLLECT. Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of all the faithful departed remission of all their sins: that through devout supplications they may obtain Thy gracious pardon, which they have alway desired. Who livest. SECRET. WE beseech Thee, O Lord, favourably to behold the Sacrifice which we offer unto Thee, for the souls of all the faithful departed: and as Thou didst suffer them to profess the Christian faith, so now give unto them the rewards thereof. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. ET the prayer of Thy people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that call upon Thee, be profitable unto the souls of all the faithful departed: that Thou mayest set them free from all their sins, and make them partakers of Thy redemption. Through. Divers Collects. 21. For the Prayers of the Saints. The following Collects may be said at the discretion of the priest, together with those appointed for the Service, when the feast is not a double. In the following Collect and Postcommunion the name of the Patron Saint of the church or chapel wherein Mass is celebrated is to be inserted at the letter N: if an Angel or St. John Baptist is to be named, his name shall precede those of the Apostles. COLLECT. WE beseech Thee, O Lord, to defend us from all dangers both of body and soul: and at the intercession of the blessed and glorious Ever-Virgin Mary Mother of God, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, (and of blessed N.) and of all Thy Saints, graciously bestow upon us peace and safety, that all adversities and errors being driven away, Thy Church may safely serve Thee in all freedom. Through the same. (P.) |