For the souls in Purgatory |
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Lord Jesus, You had great love for Your friends Martha, Mary, and Lazarus at their home in Bethany. Their joy was Your own, and their sorrow You took deeply to heart. You who know the secrets of all hearts, know the grief that we feel for all those we love who have died and gone before us in faith: (here mention the names of those you wish to remember) We place confidently into Your loving hands the souls of all our beloved departed. Keep them close to you, comfort our own sorrowing, and deepen our faith in eternal life to come. Amen. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. |