prayers after death

The following prayers may be recited immediately after death and may be repeated in the hours that follow.

Saints of God, come to his/her aid!

Come to meet him/her, angels of the Lord!

℟. Receive his/her soul and present him/her to God the Most High.

May Christ, who called you, take you to himself; may angels lead you to Abraham’s side. R.

Give him/her eternal rest, O Lord, and may your light shine on him/her for ever. R.

Let us pray.

All-powerful and merciful God, we commend to you N., your servant. In your mercy and love, blot out the sins he/she has committed through human weakness. In this world he/she has died: let him/her live with you for ever. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

℟. Amen.

These verses may also be used.

℣. Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord.

℟. And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.

℣. May he/she rest in peace.

℟. Amen.

℣. May his/her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

℟. Amen.