REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light perpetual shine upon them. Ps. 65. Thou, O Lord, art praise in Sion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem: thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Who warned you from the wrath which is to come? With that in mind, today we pray especially for the souls of the faithful departed:
Absolve, O Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed from all the chains of their sins. That by the succour of thy grace they may be found worthy to escape the avenging judgement. And enjoy the bliss of everlasting life.
Day of wrath, and doom impending,
David's word with Sibyl's blending:
Heaven and earth in ashes ending!
O what fear man's bosom rendeth,
When from heaven the Judge descendeth,
On whose sentence all dependeth!
A day of wrath, but so too:
Through the sinful woman shriven;
Through the dying thief forgiven;
Thou to me a hope hast given.
In that hope, may the souls of thy servants and handmaidens, being delivered from all their sins, be made partakers of thy heavenly redemption.
May they rest in peace.
DFTR,
LSP
